verb

kerdainamō

Greekκερδαίνω (kerdainō)

Strong’sG2770

I gain, win, avoid loss

stem kerdain-17 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books9 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

17 occurrences, every one of them listed

kerdainani“make a profit”will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural1×

James 4:13“make a profit”Agasōr nun toir legarōtoir; Sēmeron ē aurion poreueni eis hōdan tan politan kai poiani ekei eniauton kai emporeueni kai kerdainani;Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”

kerdainili“won”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

1 Peter 3:1“won”Homoiōs gunaikair hupotassirōtais toi idioi anēroi, hina kai ei tinois apeithalō to logo dia tau taiu gunaikaiu anastrofau aneu logou kerdainiliWives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

kerdainama“gained”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular2×

Matthew 25:20“gained”kai prosercharatos tos teim pente talanteim lambaratos prosferata alleim pente talanteim legarōtos; Kurior, pente talanteim mi paradōasa; ide alleim pente talanteim kerdainama.The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

Matthew 25:22“gained”prosercharatos de kai tos teim duo talanteim legata; Kurior, duo talanteim mi paradōasa; ide alleim duo talanteim kerdainama.The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’

kerdainasa“gained”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×

Matthew 18:15“gained”Ean de hamartateia eis sin tos adelfos su, hupagasōr elenchasar auton metaxu su kai autou monou. ean su akouateia, kerdainasa ton adelfon su;If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

kerdainata“gained”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 25:16“gained”poreuiratos tos teim pente talanteim lambaratos ergazeta en autei kai kerdainata alleim pente;The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.

Matthew 25:17“gained”hōsautōs tos teim duo kerdainata alleim duo;Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more.

kerdainameia“win”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular6×

1 Corinthians 9:19“win”Eleutheros gar arōtos ek pantoiu pantoi miauton doulama, hina toin polloteroin kerdainameia;Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

1 Corinthians 9:20“win”kai ginema toi Ioudaioi hōs Ioudaios, hina Ioudaioin kerdainameia; toi hupo nomon hōs hupo nomon, mē arōtos autos hupo nomon, hina toin hupo nomon kerdainameia;To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.

1 Corinthians 9:20“win”kai ginema toi Ioudaioi hōs Ioudaios, hina Ioudaioin kerdainameia; toi hupo nomon hōs hupo nomon, mē arōtos autos hupo nomon, hina toin hupo nomon kerdainameia;To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.

1 Corinthians 9:21“win”toi anomoi hōs anomos, mē arōtos anomos theou alla ennomos Christou, hina kerdainameia toin anomoin;To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

1 Corinthians 9:22“win”ginema toi asthenoi asthenos, hina toin asthenoin kerdainameia; toi pantoi ginamē panteim, hina pantōs tinoin sōzameia.To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

Philippians 3:8“gain”alla menounge kai hēgemō panteim zēmian arō dia tem huperecharōtem tau gnōsiau Christou Iēsu tou kuriou mu dia hon teim panteim zēmiima, kai hēgemō skubaleim hina Christon kerdainameiaMore than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

kerdainateia“gains”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

Matthew 16:26“gains”tinem gar ōfeliti anthrōpos ean ton kosmon holon kerdainateia tan de psuchan autou zēmiiteia? ē tinem dōati anthrōpos antallagmem tau psuchau autou?What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

kerdainara“gain”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×

Mark 8:36“gain”tinem gar ōfelatō anthrōpon kerdainara ton kosmon holon kai zēmiira tan psuchan autou?What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

Acts 27:21“incurred”Pollau tē asitiau huparcharōtau tote histaniratos tos Paulos en mese autoiu legata; Date men, ō anēroir, peitharcharatoin mi mē anagirō apo tau Krētau kerdainara tē tan hubrian houtan kai tan zēmian.After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

kerdainaratos“gains”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Luke 9:25“gains”tinem gar ōfelitō anthrōpos kerdainaratos ton kosmon holon heauton de apolluaratos ē zēmiiratos?What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?