ΚΕΡΔΕΣΙΝ, κερδεσιν
KERDESIN, kerdesin
Sounds Like: ker-DEH-sin
Translations: gain, profit, advantage, a gain, a profit, an advantage
From the root: ΚΕΡΔΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to gain, profit, or advantage, often in a material or financial sense. It can also refer to the benefit or utility derived from something. It is typically used to describe the acquisition of something desirable, whether it be wealth, influence, or a favorable outcome.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2771 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 9:157
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 11:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΕΡΔΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΕΡΔΕΙ — (to) gain, (to) profit, (to) advantage, (by) gain, (for) gain, a gain
- ΚΕΡΔΕΣΙ — gain, profit, advantage, a gain, a profit, an advantage
- ΚΕΡΔΗ — gain, profit, advantage, a gain, a profit, an advantage
- ΚΕΡΔΟΣ — gain, profit, advantage, a gain, a profit, an advantage
- ΚΕΡΔΟΥΣ — (of) gain, (of) profit, (of) advantage, (of) lucre
- ΚΕΡΔΩΝ — of gain, of profit, of advantage
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