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G2770κερδαίνωkerdainō
to gainPart of speech: Greek Verb
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17 occurrences in 16 verses
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For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
κερδήσῃ, kerdēsē “he shall gain,”
And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
ἐκέρδησας ekerdēsas “you have gained”
Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.
ἐκέρδησεν ekerdēsen “he gained”
In like manner he also that [supplied: received] the two gained other two.
ἐκέρδησεν ekerdēsen “gained”
And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents.
ἐκέρδησα ekerdēsa “I gained”
And he also that [supplied: received] the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents.
ἐκέρδησα ekerdēsa “I gained”
For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
κερδῆσαι kerdēsai “to gain”
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?
κερδήσας kerdēsas “having gained”
And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.
κερδῆσαί kerdēsai “to have incurred”
For though I was free from all [supplied: men,] I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
κερδήσω· kerdēsō “I may gain;”
And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
κερδήσω· kerdēsō “I may win;”κερδήσω· kerdēsō “I may win;”
to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.
κερδάνω kerdanō “I may win”
To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
κερδήσω· kerdēsō “I may win;”
Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
κερδήσω, kerdēsō “I may gain”
Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
κερδήσομεν· kerdēsomen “will make a profit;”
In like manner, ye wives, [supplied: be] in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;
κερδηθήσονται, kerdēthēsontai “they will be gained,”