UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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κέρδος

MainId: 002783000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: κ

StrongCodes: G2771

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002783001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: κέρδος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ους

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'κερδαίνω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002783001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 57.192

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

      LEXSubDomains: Earn, Gain, Do Business

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-06 12:36:52

         DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:κερδαίνω}[a] ‘to earn, to gain,’ {D:57.189}) that which is gained or earned

         Glosses: ['gain', 'profit']

         Comments: 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’ {S:05000102100018}.

      LEXReferences: PHP 1:21, PHP 3:7, TIT 1:11