2771. kerdos
Strong's Concordance
kerdos: gain
Original Word: κέρδος, ους, τό
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: kerdos
Phonetic Spelling: (ker'-dos)
Short Definition: gain, advantage
Definition: gain, advantage, profit.
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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).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2771: κέρδος

κέρδος, 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 Exhaustive Concordance
gain, lucre.

Of uncertain affinity; gain (pecuniary or genitive case) -- gain, lucre.

Forms and Transliterations
κερδη κέρδη κερδος κέρδος κερδους κέρδους κέρκον κέρκου κέρκων κερκώπων kerde kerdē kérde kérdē kerdos kérdos kerdous kérdous
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Strong's Greek 2771
3 Occurrences


κέρδη — 1 Occ.
κέρδος — 1 Occ.
κέρδους — 1 Occ.

Philippians 1:21 N-NNS
GRK: τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος
NAS: is Christ and to die is gain.
KJV: and to die [is] gain.
INT: to die gain

Philippians 3:7 N-NNP
GRK: ἦν μοι κέρδη ταῦτα ἥγημαι
NAS: But whatever things were gain to me, those things
KJV: what things were gain to me, those
INT: were to me gain these I have esteemed

Titus 1:11 N-GNS
GRK: δεῖ αἰσχροῦ κέρδους χάριν
NAS: of sordid gain.
KJV: for filthy lucre's sake.
INT: ought base gain for sake of

3 Occurrences

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