King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G146
Transliteration: aischrokerdēs
Phonetic Spelling: (ahee-skhrok-er-dace')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: greedy of base gain
Meaning: greedy of base gain
αἰσχροκερδής, (ές (αἰσχρός and κέρδος; cf. αἰσχροπαθής in Philo (de mere. meretr. § 4)), eager for base gain (greedy of filthy lucre): 1 Timothy 3:3 Rec., 8; Titus 1:7. (Herodotus 1, 187; Xenophon, Plato, others; (cf.turpilucricupidus, Plautus Trin. 1, 2, 63).)
Word Summary
aischrokerdēs: greedy of base gain
Original Word: αἰσχροκερδήςTransliteration: aischrokerdēs
Phonetic Spelling: (ahee-skhrok-er-dace')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: greedy of base gain
Meaning: greedy of base gain
Strong's Concordance
greedy, given to filthy lucre. From aischros and kerdos (gain); sordid -- given to (greedy of) filthy lucre.
see GREEK aischros
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 146: αἰσχροκερδήςαἰσχροκερδής, (ές (αἰσχρός and κέρδος; cf. αἰσχροπαθής in Philo (de mere. meretr. § 4)), eager for base gain (greedy of filthy lucre): 1 Timothy 3:3 Rec., 8; Titus 1:7. (Herodotus 1, 187; Xenophon, Plato, others; (cf.turpilucricupidus, Plautus Trin. 1, 2, 63).)