gain, lucre

Concise Bible Dictionary:

“Gain,” such as a judge should not have wished for or accepted (1 Sam. 8:3). In the New Testament it is called “filthy” or “base gain”; the desire for it rendered a man ineligible for the position of elder in the church (1 Tim. 3:3,8; Titus 1:7,11; 1 Pet. 5:2).

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

2771 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

κέρδος

Transliteration:

kerdos

Phonic:

ker’-dos

Meaning:

of uncertain affinity; gain (pecuniary or genitive case)

KJV Usage:

gain, lucre