adjective
aischrokerdos
Greekαἰσχροκερδής (aischrokerdēs)
Strong’sG146
greedy
stem aischrokerd-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* αἰσχροκερδής, -ες
(< αἰσχρός, κέρδος),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G146 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidahee-skhrok-er-dace'
sordid
Fromfrom G150 and κέρδος (gain);
King Jamesgiven to (greedy of) filthy lucre.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | aischrokerdos | aischrokerdas | aischrokerdem | aischrokerdois | aischrokerdais | aischrokerdeim |
| object accusative | aischrokerdon1×αἰσχροκερδῆ | aischrokerdan | aischrokerdoin1×αἰσχροκερδεῖς | aischrokerdain | ||
| direct address vocative | aischrokerdor | aischrokerdar | aischrokerdoir | aischrokerdair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | aischrokerdou | aischrokerdau | aischrokerdeu | aischrokerdoiu | aischrokerdaiu | aischrokerdeiu |
| to, for dative | aischrokerdo | aischrokerda | aischrokerde | aischrokerdoi | aischrokerdai | aischrokerdei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
aischrokerd is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
aischrokerdon“greedy for money”objectaccusative singular1×
Titus 1:7“greedy for money”datō gar ton episkopon anenklēton arō hōs theou oikonomon, mē authadon, mē orgilon, mē paroinon, mē plēkton, mē aischrokerdon,As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach — not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
aischrokerdoin“greedy for money”objectaccusative plural1×
1 Timothy 3:8“greedy for money”Diakonoin hōsautōs semnoin, mē dilogoin, mē oino pollo prosecharōtoin, mē aischrokerdoin,Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.