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κερδαίνω

kerdainōto gainHow to read Greek
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Definition

κερδαίνω

[in Sm.: Job 22:3 * ;]

to gain: with accusative, Matthew 25:16-17, 20; 25:22; τ. κόσμον, Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36, Luke 9:25; absol., to make profit, get gain: James 4:13. Metaphorical, with accusative of thing(s), to save oneself from, avoid: Acts 27:21 (Field, Notes, 145); with accusative of person(s), to gain, win: Matthew 18:15, 1 Corinthians 9:19-22, Philippians 3:8; pass., 1 Peter 3:1.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. Matthew 16:26κερδήσῃ · he gains
    What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
  2. Matthew 18:15ἐκέρδησας · you have won
    If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
  3. Matthew 25:16ἐκέρδησεν · gained
    The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.
  4. Matthew 25:17ἐκέρδησεν · gained
    Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more.
  5. Matthew 25:20ἐκέρδησα · I have gained
    The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
  6. Matthew 25:22ἐκέρδησα · I have gained
    The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’
  7. Mark 8:36κερδῆσαι · to gain
    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
  8. Luke 9:25κερδήσας · to gain
    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?
  9. Acts 27:21κερδῆσαί · [you would have averted]
    After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
  10. 1 Corinthians 9:19κερδήσω · win
    Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  11. 1 Corinthians 9:20κερδήσω · win; κερδήσω · win
    To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
  12. 1 Corinthians 9:21κερδάνω · win
    To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
  13. 1 Corinthians 9:22κερδήσω · win
    To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
  14. Philippians 3:8κερδήσω · I may gain
    More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
  15. James 4:13κερδήσομεν · make a profit
    Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
  16. 1 Peter 3:1κερδηθήσονται · they will be won over
    Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives