noun · masculine
porismos
Greekπορισμός (porismos)
Strong’sG4200
a source of gain
stem porism-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† πορισμός, -ου, ὁ
(< πορίζω, to procure), [in LXX: Wi 13:19 14:2*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4200 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpor-is-mos'
furnishing (procuring), i.e. (by implication) money-getting (acquisition)
Fromfrom a derivative of πόρος (a way, i.e. means);
King Jamesgain.
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 nominative | porismos1×πορισμὸς | porismois |
| object accusative | porismon1×πορισμὸν | porismoin |
| direct address vocative | porismor | porismoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | porismou | porismoiu |
| to, for dative | porismo | porismoi |
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
porismo 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
porismos“gain”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Timothy 6:6“gain”atō de porismos megos tas eusebeias meta autarkeiau;Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
porismon“means of gain”objectaccusative singular1×
1 Timothy 6:5“means of gain”diaparatribais diaftheirirētoiu anthrōpoiu ton nouon kai aposterirētoiu tau alētheiau, nomizarōtoiu porismon arō tan eusebeian.and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.