UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: κέρδος; -ους

Sense 1: gain, profit

Semantic entry: 57.192

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Earn, Gain, Do Business

Definition: (derivative of κερδαίνω[a] ‘to earn, to gain,’ 57.189: κερδαίνω / 57.189: ποιέω) that which is gained or earned

Notes: κέρδος in the sense of ‘gain’ is not restricted, however, to monetary gain or profit. It may refer to any kind of benefit or advantage, for example, ἐμοὶ γὰρ τὸ ζῆν Χριστὸς καὶ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος ‘for me life is Christ, and death is a gain’ RV PHP 1:21 · LV PHP 1:21 · Read together PHP 1:21.

PHP 1:21: RV PHP 1:21 · LV PHP 1:21 · Read together PHP 1:21

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OET-RV PHP 1:21

21 because to me, to live is to serve Messiah, and to die is to also gain.

OET-LV PHP 1:21

21 For/Because to _me which to _be _living is chosen _one /messiah, and which to _die _off is gain.

PHP 3:7: RV PHP 3:7 · LV PHP 3:7 · Read together PHP 3:7

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OET-RV PHP 3:7

7 However, all of those things which were considered advantages, now because of Messiah I consider them disadvantages.

OET-LV PHP 3:7

7 But which things was to _me gain, these I _have _considered because _of the chosen _one /messiah loss.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

PHP: RV PHP 1:21 · RV PHP 3:7 · LV PHP 1:21 · LV PHP 3:7 · Read together PHP 1:21 · Read together PHP 3:7

TIT: RV TIT 1:11 · LV TIT 1:11 · Read together TIT 1:11

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κέρδος

Form 1

Sense 1: gain, profit