κέρδος
kérdos
gain
Material gain, profit, or advantage—particularly of a financial or utilitarian nature. In various contexts, refers to the act or result of acquiring something advantageous, most commonly wealth or profit, but also broadly indicating any form of benefit or increase (material or metaphorical) acquired through effort, trade, or other means. Extended senses may include advantageous outcomes or successes.
Philippians 1:21 · Word #9
Lexicon G2771
| Lemma | κέρδος |
| Transliteration | kérdos |
| Strong's | G2771 |
| Definition | Material gain, profit, or advantage—particularly of a financial or utilitarian nature. In various contexts, refers to the act or result of acquiring something advantageous, most commonly wealth or profit, but also broadly indicating any form of benefit or increase (material or metaphorical) acquired through effort, trade, or other means. Extended senses may include advantageous outcomes or successes. |
Morphology N NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | gain |
| Literal | gain |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κέρδος |
| Strong's | G2771 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2771-02
material gain
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, neuter, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NNS): functioning as a subject or predicate nominative; abstract/material substantive. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Material gain" directly reflects the noun’s core sense of profit or advantageous acquisition, especially of a financial or utilitarian kind. The nominative neuter singular form presents the concept as a substantive entity—gain considered in itself. |
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