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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2771. κέρδος (kerdos) -- Gain, Profit</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2771.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_corinthians/10-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2771.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2771</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2770.htm" title="2770">◄</a> 2771. kerdos <a href="../greek/2772.htm" title="2772">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kerdos: Gain, Profit</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κέρδος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kerdos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ker'-dos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ker'-dos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Gain, Profit<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>gain, advantage, profit.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb κερδαίνω (kerdaino), meaning "to gain" or "to profit."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, similar concepts can be found in words like בֶּצַע (betsa, Strong's 1215), meaning "gain" or "profit," often with a negative connotation of unjust gain.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "kerdos" refers to material or spiritual gain. It is used to describe both financial profit and the spiritual advantage or benefit one might receive. The term often carries a connotation of something pursued or desired, whether in a positive or negative sense.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, commerce and trade were integral to daily life, and the concept of profit was well understood. The pursuit of gain was a common motivation in both business and personal endeavors. However, the New Testament often contrasts earthly gain with spiritual gain, emphasizing the eternal value of the latter.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2771</b> <i>kérdos</i> – gain (profit), acquired through "faith-<i>trading</i>." Accordingly, faith (<a href="/greek/4102.htm">4102</a> <i>/pístis</i>) and <a href="/greek/2772.htm">2772</a> (<i>kérma</i>) are directly connected (Phil 1:21-25,3:7-9). <a href="/greek/2770.htm">See 2770</a> (<i>kerdainō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>gain<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gain (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2771: κέρδος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κέρδος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κερδεος</span> (<span class="greek2">κέρδους</span>), <span class="greek2">τό</span>, <span class="accented">gain, advantage</span>: <a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-21.htm">Philippians 1:21</a> (with which cf. <span class="abbreviation">Aelian</span> v. h. 4, 7 <span class="greek2">τοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">κακοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">οὐδέ</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ἀποθανεῖν</span> <span class="greek2">κέρδος</span>); <a href="/interlinear/titus/1-11.htm">Titus 1:11</a>; plural <a href="/interlinear/philippians/3-7.htm">Philippians 3:7</a>. (From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>gain, lucre. <p>Of uncertain affinity; gain (pecuniary or genitive case) -- gain, lucre. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κερδη κέρδη κερδος κέρδος κερδους κέρδους κέρκον κέρκου κέρκων κερκώπων kerde kerdē kérde kérdē kerdos kérdos kerdous kérdous<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/philippians/1-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 1:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸ ἀποθανεῖν <b>κέρδος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is Christ and to die <span class="itali">is gain.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and to die <span class="itali">[is] gain.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to die <span class="itali">gain</span><p><b><a href="/text/philippians/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 3:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἦν μοι <b>κέρδη</b> ταῦτα ἥγημαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But whatever things <span class="itali">were gain</span> to me, those things<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> what things were <span class="itali">gain</span> to me, those<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were to me <span class="itali">gain</span> these I have esteemed<p><b><a href="/text/titus/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 1:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δεῖ αἰσχροῦ <b>κέρδους</b> χάριν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of sordid <span class="itali">gain.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/titus/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for filthy <span class="itali">lucre's</span> sake.<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ought base <span class="itali">gain</span> for sake of<p><b><a href="/greek/2771.htm">Strong's Greek 2771</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2771.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kerde__2771.htm">κέρδη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kerdos_2771.htm">κέρδος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kerdous_2771.htm">κέρδους — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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