Kleos denotes the credit at issue when someone endures suffering, contrasted with suffering deserved for sin.

In 1 Peter 2:20, κλέος names the credit questioned when a person endures punishment while sinning, in contrast to enduring suffering while doing good.

1. Credit questioned in enduring punishment · dominant

   In 1 Peter 2:20, the nominative singular neuter form occurs in the question about enduring after sinning and being beaten; the APB renders the clause, "For what credit is it if, sinning and being beaten, you endure?" The verse then contrasts this situation with enduring suffering while doing good.

   1 Peter 2:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 2:20, the APB presents the term in the question "For what credit is it,".