Greek - English Dictionary
G2770 - Gain
| Strong's No.: | G2770 |
| Greek: | κερδαίνω |
| Transliteration: | kerdainō |
| Phonetic: | ker-dah'ee-no |
| Word Origin: | From G2771 |
| Bible Usage: | (get) gain win. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to gain (literally or figuratively) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to gain, acquire, to get gain 2. metaph. a. of gain arising from shunning or escaping from evil (where we say "to spare one's self", "be spared") b. to gain any one i.e. to win him over to the kingdom of God, to gain one to faith in Christ c. to gain Christ's favour and fellowship |
| Bible References:
Gain |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
gain ( 9 )
gained ( 5 )
win ( 1 )
won ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.