Greedily
αἰσχροκερδῶςStrong’s G0147aischrokerdōs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Aischrokerdōs is the Greek word usually translated “base gain”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;”
Meaning
Usually translated “base gain”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- for base gain 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
αἰσχροκερδῶς aischrokerdōs · greedily
αἰσχροκερδῶς, adv., from eagerness for base gain: 1Pe.5:2 (here only).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “greedily” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GREE'DILY, adverb
[See Greedy.]
With a keen appetite for food or drink; voraciously; ravenously; as, to eat or swallow greedily
- With keen or ardent desire; eagerly. Jude 1:11
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.