King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4200
Transliteration: porismos
Phonetic Spelling: (por-is-mos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a providing, a means of gain
Meaning: a providing, a means of gain
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));
Word Summary
porismos: a providing, a means of gain
Original Word: πορισμόςTransliteration: porismos
Phonetic Spelling: (por-is-mos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a providing, a means of gain
Meaning: a providing, a means of gain
Strong's Concordance
gain. From a derivative of poros (a way, i.e. Means); furnishing (procuring), i.e. (by implication) money-getting (acquisition) -- gain.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4200: πορισμόςπορισμός, 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)).