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Lexicon :: Strong's G4200 - porismos

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πορισμός
Transliteration
porismos (Key)
Pronunciation
por-is-mos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of poros (a way, i.e. means)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

πορισμός porismós, por-is-mos'; from a derivative of πόρος póros (a way, i.e. means); furnishing (procuring), i.e. (by implication) money-getting (acquisition):—gain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4200 in the following manner: gain (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4200 in the following manner: gain (2x).

  1. acquisition, gain

  2. source of gain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πορισμός porismós, por-is-mos'; from a derivative of πόρος póros (a way, i.e. means); furnishing (procuring), i.e. (by implication) money-getting (acquisition):—gain.
STRONGS G4200:
πορισμός, πορισμοῦ, ὁ (πορίζω to cause a thing to get on well, to carry forward, to convey, to acquire; middle to bring about or procure for oneself, to gain; from πόρος (cf. πορεύω));
a. acquisition, gain (Wis. 13:19 Wis. 14:2; Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch).
b. a source of gain: 1 Timothy 6:5f (Plutarch Cat. Maj. 25; (Test xii. Patr., test. Isa. § 4)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Timothy
6:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4200 matches the Greek πορισμός (porismos),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:5 - and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:6 - But godliness with contentment is great gain,
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