| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. 2. (v. t.) To promote; to assist. 3. (v. i.) To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease. 4. (n.) Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. 5. (n.) Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction. 6. (v. t. & i.) See Avale, v. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AVAIL a-val' shawah, ("to be equal," hence "to be enough," "to avail"): Used in the sense of "satisfy" (Esther 5:13). Queen Esther's exceptional favor availed not to satisfy Haman, because of his insane jealousy of his rival Mordecai. ischuo, "to be strong.," translated also "prevail" (Revelation 12:8); with a negative signifies incompetence, e.g. the impossibility of redemptivc merit or power in an outward ceremony or act (Galatians 5:6; Galatians 6:15 the King James Version): "neither circumcision availcth anything," contrasted with the efficacy of faith "in Christ Jesus." Used also to express the efficacy of prayer (James 5:16). |  | Multi-Version Concordance Avail (15 Occurrences) John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life. (See RSV) 1 Corinthians 7:21 Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it. (See RSV) Galatians 5:2 Remember that it is I Paul who tell you that if you receive circumcision Christ will avail you nothing. (WEY) Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. (Root in KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV) Hebrews 9:17 And a will is only of force in the case of a deceased person, being never of any avail so long as he who made it lives. (WEY ASV) Esther 3:4 Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he didn't listen to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew. (See RSV) Esther 5:13 Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate." (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS) Job 36:18 Because there is wrath, beware lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee. (DBY) Job 36:19 Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress, Or all the forces of thy'strength? (ASV JPS RSV) Job 41:26 If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. (ASV NAS RSV) Psalms 39:2 I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred. (See RSV) Proverbs 21:30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord. (See RSV) Isaiah 16:12 And when Moab goes up to the high place, and makes prayer in the house of his god, it will have no effect. (See NIV) Isaiah 57:10 Thou wast wearied by the multitude of thy ways; but thou saidst not, It is of no avail. Thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not sick of it. (DBY) Daniel 11:27 As for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. (See RSV NIV) |
