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|Definition=εος, τό, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[gain]], [[profit]], <span class="bibl">Od.23.140</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ἐνόησεν ὅππως κ. ἔῃ</b> how some [[advantage]] can be gained, what is [[best]] to be done, <span class="bibl">Il.10.225</span>; οὔ τοι τόδε κ. ἐγὼν ἔσσεσθαι ὀΐω ἡμῖν <span class="bibl">Od.16.311</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ποιέεσθαί τι ἐν κέρδεϊ</b>, c. inf., <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.121</span>.<b class="b3">δ'</b>, <span class="bibl">6.13</span>; κ. νομίσαι τι <span class="bibl">Th.7.68</span>; [[ὅτι]]… <span class="bibl">Id.3.33</span>; ἤν τι… δάσωνται κ. ἡγεῖσθαι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.2.43</span>; ἐκ πονηροῦ πράγματος κ. λαβεῖν <span class="bibl">Men.697</span>; <b class="b3">μέγ' ἐστὶ κ., ἢν</b>… <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Mon.</span>359</span>; <b class="b3">πρὸς τὸ κ. βλέπειν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">364</span>; part., πᾶν κ. ἡγοῦ ζημιουμένη φυγῇ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>454</span>; <b class="b3">κ. ἐστί μοι</b>, c. inf., <b class="b3">τί δῆτ' ἐμοὶ ζῆν κ</b>.; <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>747</span>; <b class="b3">τί κ. ἦν αὐτῷ διαβάλλειν ἐμέ</b>; <span class="bibl">Lys.8.13</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>607</span>, <span class="bibl">610</span>: pl., [[gains]], [[profits]], περιβαλλόμενος ἑωυτῷ κέρδεα <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.71</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ δειλὰ</b> ([[varia lectio|v.l.]] [[δεινὰ]]) κ. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>326</span>; τὰ κέρδη μείζω φαίνεσθαι τῶν δεινῶν <span class="bibl">Th.4.59</span>; τὰ πονηρὰ κέρδη <span class="bibl">Antiph.270</span>:— [[κέρδος]] (metaph.) opp. [[ζημία]] ([[damage]]), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1132a12</span>, (lit.) opp. [[ζημἱα]] (damages), ib.<span class="bibl">14</span>; ζημίαν λαβεῖν ἄμεινόν ἐστιν ἢ κ. κακόν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span> 807</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[desire of gain]], κέρδει καὶ σοφία δέδεται <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>3.54</span>; ἄνδρας τὸ κ. πολλάκις διώλεσεν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>222</span>; εἰς τὸ κέρδος λῆμ' ἔχων ἀνειμένον <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Heracl.</span>3</span>: pl., κερδῶν ἄθικτος <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>704</span>; ἐν τοῖς κέρδεσιν μόνον δέδορκε <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>388</span>; μὴ 'πὶ κέρδεσιν λέγων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ant.</span>1061</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span> 1207</span>; of persons, <b class="b3">ἡμέτερα κ. τῶν σοφῶν</b>( = ἡμῶν τῶν σ.) [[you]] of [[whom]] we [[wise]] men make [[gain]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1202</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> iron. (cf. [[κερδαίνω]] ''ΙΙ''), ἀστεῖόν γε κέρδος ἔλαβεν ὁ [[κακοδαίμων]] ib.<span class="bibl">1064</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> in plural, [[cunning arts]], [[wiles]], ὃς δέ κε κ. εἰδῇ <span class="bibl">Il.23.322</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">709</span>, al.; <b class="b3">κέρδεσιν, οὔ τι τάχει γε παραφθάμενος</b> ib.<span class="bibl">515</span>; φρένας ἐσθλὰς κέρδεά θ' <span class="bibl">Od.2.118</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">88</span>; ἐγὼ δ' ἐν πᾶσι θεοῖσι μήτι τε κλέομαι καὶ κέρδεσιν <span class="bibl">13.299</span>; ἐνὶ φρεσὶ κέρδε' ἐνώμας <span class="bibl">18.216</span>; [[κακὰ κέρδεα βουλεύουσιν]] 'they [[mean]] [[mischief]]', <span class="bibl">23.217</span>. (Cf. OIr. cerd 'art', 'craft', Welsh cerdd 'craft' or 'music'.)</span>