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GreekG2770Verb

κερδαίνω

kerdainō

16Occurrences
G2770Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to gain (literally or figuratively)

from G2771 (κέρδος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
[in Sm.: * ;] to gain: with accusative; κόσμον,; absol., to make profit, get gain. Metaphorical, with accusative of thing(s), to save oneself from, avoid: (Field, Notes, 145); pass.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κερδαίνω appears 16 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
6
1 Corinthians
4
1 Peter
1
Acts
1
James
1
Luke
1
Mark
1
Philippians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 9:19BSB

Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

1 Corinthians 9:22BSB

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.

James 4:13BSB

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.”

Matthew 18:15BSB

If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

Matthew 25:20BSB

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.’

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.