Strong's Concordance porismos: a providing, a means of gain Original Word: πορισμός, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: porismos Phonetic Spelling: (por-is-mos') Short Definition: a source of gain Definition: a source of gain, livelihood. HELPS Word-studies 4200 porismós (from poros, "a way, means") – properly, a specific way (route) that brings gain or profit. 4200 (porismós) is only used in 1 Tim 6:5,6. 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)). From a derivative of poros (a way, i.e. Means); furnishing (procuring), i.e. (by implication) money-getting (acquisition) -- gain. Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 42002 Occurrences πορισμὸν — 1 Occ. πορισμὸς — 1 Occ. 1 Timothy 6:5 N-AMS GRK: ἀληθείας νομιζόντων πορισμὸν εἶναι τὴν NAS: that godliness is a means of gain. KJV: supposing that gain is INT: truth holding gain to be 1 Timothy 6:6 N-NMS |
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