κέρδος
κέρδος
.κέρδος, εος,
gain, profit, advantage, Lat. lucrum, Od.; ποιεῖσθαί τι ἐν κέρδει, Horaceʼs lucro apponere, Hdt.; so, κέρδος ἡγεῖσθαι or νομίζειν τι Eur., Thuc.
desire of gain, love of gain, Find., Trag.
in pl. cunning arts, wiles, tricks, Hom.