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1Ti 6:6. Ἔστι δέ, but is) He does not wish altogether to deny that godliness is a gain.-πορισμὸς) a ready and sure (‘expedita’) mode of providing a living.[49]-μέγας, great) for it produces αὐτάρκειαι, a mind contented with its lot, unknown to all others.-μετὰ αὐταρκείας, with contentment) This is the companion of godliness.
[49] Ποριομος is strictly the act of providing a living, means of gain: πόρισμα, the living thus gained, gain.-ED.