πορισμός
porismós
G4200 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Means of procuring or providing, especially a source of gain or acquisition; in specific contexts, refers particularly to the obtaining of material goods, profit, or monetary gain. The primary sense highlights the process or result of acquisition, furnishing, or earning.
Semantic Range
means of acquisition, provision, source of gain, profit, monetary gain, process of furnishing
Root / Etymology
From the root πορι- (pori-), related to πορίζω (to furnish, supply, provide, acquire). The suffix -σμός (-smos) forms action nouns denoting the result or process of an action. Thus, πορισμός indicates the act or result of providing or acquiring, especially as applied to material acquisition.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Attested rarely outside the New Testament, πορισμός is a substantival formation built on πορίζω. In Classical Greek, the related verb πορίζω broadly means 'to furnish' or 'to provide,' without specific focus on material or monetary gain. In Hellenistic usage, πορισμός increasingly acquires the sense of 'means of gain' or 'profit,' and in the Pastoral Epistles (e.g., 1 Tim 6:5–6), it denotes acquisition of material profit, especially when contrasted with godliness. The term is generally rendered as 'gain' or 'profit' in standard English translations, but its primary reference is not restricted solely to monetary profit; it may include other forms of means or provision. In the New Testament, its usage is colored by ethical discussions about the pursuit of material gain, contrasting right living with preoccupation with profit.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from a derivative of (a way, i.e. means); furnishing (procuring), i.e. (by implication) money-getting (acquisition):--gain.
Root Family
πορι- (porismós) — to provide, to furnish, to acquire
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4200-01 |
πορισμὸν | porismon | N ACC M SG |
a means of gain | means of acquisition | means of acquisition | 1 |
G4200-02 |
πορισμὸς | porismos | N NOM M SG |
gain | means of acquisition | means of acquisition | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4200-01 |
1 Timothy 6:5 | πορισμὸν | porismon | N ACC M SG |
a means of gain | means of acquisition | means of acquisition |
G4200-02 |
1 Timothy 6:6 | πορισμὸς | porismos | N NOM M SG |
gain | means of acquisition | means of acquisition |