κέρδος
kerdos · gain
Greek word · Strong’s number G2771 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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kerdos (κέρδος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “gain”.
How to say it
ker·dos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The benefit one obtains.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- gain ×2
- gains ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is the Messiah, and to die is gain.
- Philippians 3:7
But whatever things were gains to me, these I have considered loss because of the Messiah.
- Titus 1:11
who must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole households, teaching what they should not for the sake of dishonest gain.