gain
Porismos is the gain people seek from piety or describe as accompanying piety with self-sufficiency.
The two occurrences use the term for gain in contrasting statements about piety: supposed gain from piety in 1 Timothy 6:5 and great gain with self-sufficiency in 1 Timothy 6:6.
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Gain discussed in relation to piety · dominant
In 1 Timothy 6:5, the accusative singular form occurs in the claim that piety is a means of gain; in 1 Timothy 6:6, the nominative singular form stands in the statement that piety with self-sufficiency is great gain. The APB presents both clauses with “gain,”.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “gain” in both verses: piety is presented as “a means of gain” in 1 Timothy 6:5 and as “great gain” with self-sufficiency in 1 Timothy 6:6. These phrases confirm the clause-level presentation rather than isolate each token.