κερδαίνω
kerdainō
- to gain
- to make profit
- get gain
- to save oneself from
- avoid
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: to gain
κερδαίνω
[in Sm.: Job.22:3 * ;]
to gain: with accusative, Mat.25:16-17, 20 25:22; τ. κόσμον, Mat.16:26, Mrk.8:36, Luk.9:25; absol. to make profit, get gain: Jas.4:13. Metaphorical, with accusative of thing(s), to save oneself from, avoid: Act.27:21 (Field, Notes, 145); with accusative of person(s), to gain, win: Mat.18:15, 1Co.9:19-22, Php.3:8; pass. 1Pe.3:1.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: to gain; to make profit; get gain; to save oneself from; avoid
to gain; to make profit; get gain; to save oneself from; avoid; win