G2770

κερδαίνω

kerdainō

Verb · From κέρδος (G2771)

From G2771; to gain (literally or figuratively):—(get) gain, win.

Outline

to gain, acquire, to get gain
metaph.

of gain arising from shunning or escaping from evil (where we say "to spare one's self", "be spared")
to gain any one i.e. to win him over to the kingdom of God, to gain one to faith in Christ
to gain Christ's favour and fellowship

Usages

Matthew 16:26

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

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Matthew 18:15

¶ Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

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Matthew 25:17

And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

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Matthew 25:20

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

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Matthew 25:22

He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

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Mark 8:36

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

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Luke 9:25

For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

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Acts 27:21

But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

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1 Corinthians 9:19

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

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1 Corinthians 9:20

And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

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1 Corinthians 9:21

To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

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1 Corinthians 9:22

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

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Philippians 3:8

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

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James 4:13

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

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1 Peter 3:1

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

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