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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4200 - πορισμός

Transliteration

porismós

Phonetics

por-is-mos'

Root Word (Etymology)

from a derivative of poros (a way, i.e. means)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

acquisition, gain
source of gain

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (2)

1 Timothy 2

NAS (4)

1 Timothy 4

HCS (2)

1 Timothy 2

BSB (2)

1 Timothy 2

ESV (2)

1 Timothy 2

WEB (2)

1 Timothy 2

KJV (2)

gain 2

NAS (4)

gain 2

means 2

HCS (2)

a way to material gain 1

gain 1

BSB (2)

a means of gain 1

gain 1

ESV (2)

gain 2

WEB (2)

a means of gain 1

gain 1

RAH

ANT

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

BEZ

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

BGB

N-AMS 1

N-NMS 1

BMT

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

BYZ

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

ELZ

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

NA26

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

SBL

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

SCV

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

STV

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

TIS

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

N-ASM 1

N-NSM 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

πορ-ισμός, ὁ,

providing, procuring, τῶν ἐπιτηδείων Plb. 3.112.2; earning a living, Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.172; ἐφήμερος π. Phld. Oec. p.44J.; συγγνώμης J. BJ 2.21.3: abs., Man. 4.448 (pl.); money-getting, Plu. 2.524d, 92b (pl.), 136c (pl.), etc.; means of gain, Chaerem. ap. Porph. Abst. 4.8; δυσὶ π., γεωργίᾳ καὶ φειδοῖ Plu. Cat.Ma. 25; π. μέγας ἡ εὐσέβεια 1 Timothy 6:6; means of livelihood, Muson. Fr. 11p.59H.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

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)).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

**† πορισμός , -ου , ὁ

(< πορίζω , to procure),

[in LXX: Wisdom of Solomon 13:19; Wisdom of Solomon 14:2 *;]

1. a providing.

2. a means of gain: 1 Timothy 6:5-6 (Polyb., al.).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

πορισμον πορισμόν πορισμὸν πορισμος πορισμός πορισμὸς porismon porismòn porismos porismòs