noun · neuter
kerdem
Greekκέρδος (kerdos)
Strong’sG2771
gain, advantage
stem kerd-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** κέρδος, -εος (-ους), τό,
[in Aq.: Ez 27:24; Sm.: Ps 29 (30):10, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2771 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidker'-dos
gain (pecuniary or genitive case)
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesgain, 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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | kerdem1×κέρδος | kerdeim1×κέρδη |
| of, belonging to genitive | kerdeu1×κέρδους | kerdeiu |
| to, for dative | kerde | kerdei |
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
kerde 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
kerdem“gain”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Philippians 1:21“gain”mi gar tem zōarō Christos kai tem apothnēskara kerdem.For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
kerdeu“gain”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Titus 1:11“gain”hoin datō epistomizarō, hotinois holoin oikoin anatrepalō didaskarōtois heim mē datō aischreu kerdeu charin.who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
kerdeim“gain”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Philippians 3:7“gain”Alla hotineim ate mi kerdeim, houteim hēgemē dia ton Christon zēmian.But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.