Strong's Number G2770

κερδαίνω

kerdaino · ker-dah'-ee-no

Transliteration:

kerdaino{ker-dah'-ee-no}

Word Origin:

from 2771

TDNT:

3:672,428

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to gain (literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

gain 8, win 1, get gain 1, vr gain 1

Total: 17
Occurs 17 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to gain, acquire, to get gain
metaph.
1. of gain arising from shunning or escaping from evil (where we say "to spare one's self", "be spared")
2. to gain any one i.e. to win him over to the kingdom of God, to gain one to faith in Christ
3. to gain Christ's favour and fellowship