ΑἸΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΩΣ, αἰσχροκερδως
AISCHROKERDŌS, aischrokerdōs
Sounds Like: ahee-skhro-ker-DOHSS
Translations: for dishonest gain, greedily, dishonestly, shamefully greedy
From the root: ΑΙΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'for dishonest gain' or 'greedily'. It describes an action done with a shameful desire for profit. It is a compound word formed from 'αἰσχρός' (aischros), meaning 'shameful' or 'base', and 'κέρδος' (kerdos), meaning 'gain' or 'profit'. It is used to describe actions that are motivated by an improper or unethical pursuit of money or advantage.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0095 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Peter — 5:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΙΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑΙΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΕΙΣ — greedy of base gain, greedy for dishonest gain, greedy, covetous
- ΑΙΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΗ — greedy of base gain, covetous, sordidly greedy, shamefully greedy
- ΑΙΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΩΣ — for dishonest gain, greedily, shamefully greedy
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