κέρδος kerdos · G2771
gain
κέρδος, -εος (-ους), τό ; [in Aq.: Eze.27:24; Sm.: Psa.30:10, al. ; ] ; gain: Php.1:21 3:7, Tit.1:11.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
κέρδος, εος, τό, ; gain, profit, []; ἐνόησεν ὅππως κ. ἔῃ how some advantage can be gained, what is best to be done, []; ποιέεσθαί τι ἐν κέρδεϊ, with infinitive, []; ὅτι.. []; μέγ᾽ ἐστὶ κ., ἢν.. []; participle, πᾶν κ. ἡγοῦ ζημιουμένη φυγῇ []; κ. ἐστί μοι, with infinitive, τί δῆτ᾽ ἐμοὶ ζῆν κ.; []; τί κ. ἦν αὐτῷ διαβάλλειν ἐμ; []: plural, gains, profits, περιβαλλόμενος ἑωυτῷ κέρδεα []; τὰ δειλὰ (variant{δεινὰ}) κ. []; 2 desire of gain, κέρδει καὶ σοφία δέδεται []; of persons, ἡμέτερα κ. τῶν σοφῶν …
Where it's used 3 times
Philippians 1:21 · Philippians 3:7 · Titus 1:11
Source: TBESG G2771; TFLSJ G2771
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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