Lexicon kerdos: gain Original Word: κέρδος, ους, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: kerdos Phonetic Spelling: (ker'-dos) Short Definition: gain, advantage Definition: gain, advantage, profit. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 2771 kérdos – gain (profit), acquired through "faith-trading." Accordingly, faith (4102 /pístis) and 2772 (kérma) are directly connected (Phil 1:21-25,3:7-9). See 2770 (kerdainō). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definitiongain NASB Translationgain (3).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2771: κέρδοςκέρδος, κερδεος ( κέρδους), τό, gain, advantage: Philippians 1:21 (with which cf. Aelian v. h. 4, 7 τοῖς κακοῖς οὐδέ τό ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος); Titus 1:11; plural Philippians 3:7. (From Homer down.)
Strong's gain, lucre. Of uncertain affinity; gain (pecuniary or genitive case) -- gain, lucre. |
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