κέρδος, εος, τό,
gain, profit, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐνόησεν ὅππως κ. ἔῃ how
some advantage can be gained, what is
best to be done, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ποιέεσθαί τι ἐν κέρδεϊ, with
infinitive, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅτι. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέγ᾽ ἐστὶ κ, ἢν. [
Refs];
participle, πᾶν κ. ἡγοῦ ζημιουμένη φυγῇ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἐστί μοι, with
infinitive, τί δῆτ᾽ ἐμοὶ ζῆν κ; [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; τί κ. ἦν αὐτῷ διαβάλλειν ἐμ; [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
plural,
gains, profits, περιβαλλόμενος ἑωυτῷ κέρδεα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ δειλὰ (variant{δεινὰ}) κ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
desire of gain, κέρδει καὶ σοφία δέδεται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, ἡμέτερα κ. τῶν σοφῶν (={ἡμῶν τῶν σ}.)
you of whom we wise men
make gain, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3) iron. [
Refs]
II) in
plural,
cunning arts, wiles, ὃς δέ κε κ. εἰδῇ [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; κέρδεσιν, οὔ τι τάχει γε παραφθάμενος[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; κακὰ κ. βουλεύουσιν 'they mean
mischief', [
Refs]
cerd 'art', 'craft', Welsh
cerdd 'craft' or 'music'.)