'Means' in the Bible

but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.

not addicted to wine, not a bully nor quick-tempered and hot-headed, but gentle and considerate, free from the love of money [not greedy for wealth and its inherent power—financially ethical].

Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,

for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.

and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.

But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.