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Lexicon :: Strong's G2770 - kerdainō

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κερδαίνω
Transliteration
kerdainō (Key)
Pronunciation
ker-dah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:672,428

Strong’s Definitions

κερδαίνω kerdaínō, ker-dah'-ee-no; from G2771; to gain (literally or figuratively):—(get) gain, win.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G2770 in the following manner: gain (13x), win (1x), won (1x), get gain (1x), variations of 'gain' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G2770 in the following manner: gain (13x), win (1x), won (1x), get gain (1x), variations of 'gain' (1x).

  1. to gain, acquire, to get gain

  2. metaph.

    1. of gain arising from shunning or escaping from evil (where we say "to spare one's self", "be spared")

    2. to gain any one i.e. to win him over to the kingdom of God, to gain one to faith in Christ

    3. to gain Christ's favour and fellowship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κερδαίνω kerdaínō, ker-dah'-ee-no; from G2771; to gain (literally or figuratively):—(get) gain, win.
STRONGS G2770:
κερδαίνω: (future κερδήσω, James 4:13 Rec.bez elz L T Tr WH; see also below); 1 aorist ἐκέρδησα (an Ionic form from κερδάω, which later writers use for the earlier ἐκερδανα, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 740; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprchl. ii., p. 215; Winers Grammar, 87 (83); (Veitch, under the word)), once 1 aorist subjunctive κερδάνω (1 Corinthians 9:21 L T Tr (but WH (cf. also Griesbach note) read the future κερδάνω, cf. Buttmann, 60 (53); § 139, 38)); 1 future passive κερδηθήσομαι (the subjunctive κερδηθήσωνται, 1 Peter 3:1 R G is a clerical error (cf. references under the word καίω, at the beginning), for which L T Tr WH have restored κερδηθήσονται (cf. Buttmann, § 139, 38)); (from Hesiod down); (from κέρδος); to gain, acquire; (Vulg. passim lucrifacio (also lucro, etc.));
a. properly: τόν κόσμον, Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36; Luke 9:25; money, Matthew 25:16 (L T WH),17,20,22; absolutely, to get gain, James 4:13.
b. metaphorically,
α. with nouns signifying loss, damage, injury, it is used of the gain arising from shunning or escaping from the evil (where we say to spare oneself, be spared): τήν ὕβριν ταύτην καί ζημίαν, Acts 27:21; τό γέ μιανθῆναι τάς χεῖρας κερδαίνειν, to avoid the crime of fratricide, Josephus, Antiquities 2, 3, 2; ζημίαν, to escape a loss, Euripides, Cycl. 312; other examples in Kypke, Observations, ii., p. 139f
β. τινα, to gain anyone i. e. to win him over to the kingdom of God, which none but the placable enter, Matthew 18:15; to gain one to faith in Christ, 1 Peter 3:1; 1 Corinthians 9:19-22; Χριστόν, to gain Christ's favor and fellowship, Philippians 3:8. Not found in the O. T.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
16:26; 18:15; 25:16
Mark
8:36
Luke
9:25
Acts
27:21
1 Corinthians
9:19; 9:20; 9:21; 9:21; 9:22
Philippians
3:8
James
4:13; 4:13
1 Peter
3:1; 3:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2770 matches the Greek κερδαίνω (kerdainō),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:26 - And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?[fn] Is anything worth more than your soul?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:15 - “If another believer[fn] sins against you,[fn] go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:17 - The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:20 - The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:22 - “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:36 - And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:25 - And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 - No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:19 - Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:20 - When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who follow the Jewish law, I too lived under that law. Even though I am not subject to the law, I did this so I could bring to Christ those who are under the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:21 - When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law,[fn] I too live apart from that law so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:22 - When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:8 - Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:13 - Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:1 - In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over
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