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ΑΙΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΩΣ, αισχροκερδως
AISCHROKERDŌS, aischrokerdōs
Sounds Like: ahee-skhro-ker-DOS
Translations: for dishonest gain, greedily, shamefully greedy
From the root: ΑΙΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb derived from the adjective 'αἰσχροκερδής' (aischrokerdes), meaning 'greedy for base gain' or 'dishonestly greedy'. It describes an action performed with a motive of shameful or dishonest profit, indicating a corrupt or avaricious manner. It is used to qualify verbs, showing how an action is carried out.
Inflection: Does not inflect (adverbial form)
Strong’s number: G0095 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 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.
- ΑἸΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΩΣ — for dishonest gain, greedily, dishonestly, shamefully greedy
- ΑΙΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΕΙΣ — greedy of base gain, greedy for dishonest gain, greedy, covetous
- ΑΙΣΧΡΟΚΕΡΔΗ — greedy of base gain, covetous, sordidly greedy, shamefully greedy
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