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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Unprofitable

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

7exact KJV occurrences 1Old Testament 6New Testament 7books containing the word 6mapped Strong's IDs 7occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Job 15:3

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Hebrews 13:17

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where unprofitable appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

GreekG255
ἀλυσιτελής

alysitelḗs · al-oo-sit-el-ace'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

gainless, i.e. (by implication) pernicious

Strong's KJV usage: :--unprofitable.

Strong's first: Hebrews 13:17Strong's last: Hebrews 13:17

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GreekG512
ἀνωφελής

anōphelḗs · an-o-fel'-ace

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

useless or (neuter) inutility

Strong's KJV usage: :--unprofitable(-ness).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Titus 3:9Strong's last: Titus 3:9

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GreekG889
ἀχρειόω

achreióō · akh-ri-o'-o

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

to render useless, i.e. spoil

Strong's KJV usage: :--become unprofitable.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Romans 3:12Strong's last: Romans 3:12

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GreekG890
ἄχρηστος

áchrēstos · akh'-race-tos

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

inefficient, i.e. (by implication) detrimental

Strong's KJV usage: :--unprofitable.

Strong's first: Philemon 1:11Strong's last: Philemon 1:11

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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Romans 3:12
G889

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

unprofitable

UNPROF'ITABLE, adjective

1. Bringing no profit; producing no gain beyond the labor, expenses and interest of capital; as unprofitable land; unprofitable stock; unprofitable employment.

2. Producing no improvement or advantage; useless; serving no purpose; as an unprofitable life; unprofitable study. Job 15:3.

3. Not useful to others.

4. Misimproving talents; bringing no glory to God; as an unprofitable servant. Matthew 25:30.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

SOURCE & METHOD

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
Webster 1828Historical English dictionary material is reproduced as dictionary data, not as inspired Scripture or TWBC commentary.
Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

Curated TWBC teaching will remain a separate editorial layer. Raw source data is never silently rewritten to force a doctrinal conclusion.