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πορισμός

porismos · means of gain

Greek word · Strong’s number G4200 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

porismos (πορισμός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “means of gain”.

A source of profit.

How to say it

po·ris·mos

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

  1. A way of making money, a business.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

  • 1 Timothy 6:5

    constant friction of people corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who think that godliness is a means of gain.

  • 1 Timothy 6:6

    But godliness with contentment is great gain.