Lexicon entry · Greek
G2770κερδαίνωkerdainō
to gainPart of speech: Greek Verb
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For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
κερδήσῃ, kerdēsē “he shall gain,”
"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
ἐκέρδησας ekerdēsas “you have gained”
Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
ἐκέρδησεν ekerdēsen “he gained”
In like manner he also who got the two gained another two.
ἐκέρδησεν ekerdēsen “gained”
He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.'
ἐκέρδησα ekerdēsa “I gained”
"He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.'
ἐκέρδησα ekerdēsa “I gained”
For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
κερδῆσαι kerdēsai “to gain”
For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
κερδήσας kerdēsas “having gained”
When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to 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, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
κερδήσω· kerdēsō “I may gain;”
To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;
κερδήσω· kerdēsō “I may win;”κερδήσω· kerdēsō “I may win;”
to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
κερδάνω kerdanō “I may win”
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
κερδήσω· kerdēsō “I may win;”
Yes most assuredly, 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 count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
κερδήσω, kerdēsō “I may gain”
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow let's go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit."
κερδήσομεν· kerdēsomen “will make a profit;”
In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;
κερδηθήσονται, kerdēthēsontai “they will be gained,”