κερδαίνω in the New Testament

Definitions

Thayer

1) to gain, acquire, to get gain
2) metaphorically
2a) of gain arising from shunning or escaping from evil (where we say "to spare one's self", "be spared")
2b) to gain any one, i.e. to win him over to the kingdom of God, to gain one to faith in Christ
2c) to gain Christ's favour and fellowship
Part of Speech: verb
Citing in TDNT: 3:672, 428

Strong

G2770
From G2771; to gain (literally or figuratively): - (get) gain, win.

Louw-Nida

GlossSection
b avoid13.137
a make profit57.189

Classical Greek Dictionaries

These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.

Perseus Digital Library

University of Chicago's Logion lexicon

Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen

Strong's dictionary

Crosswalk

Thayer's dictionary plus other information.

LaParola

From this site's dictionary (in Italian)

In the New Testament

SBLWestcott/HortTischendorfByzantine
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