Strong's G2770 · Greek
κερδαίνω
kerdaino · /ker-dah'-ee-no/
Definition
from 2771; to gain (literally or figuratively):--(get) gain, win.
KJV: (get) gain, win
Root / derivation: from 2771
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered κερδαίνω across 15 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
15 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew5 verses
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 18:15Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Matthew 25:17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
Matthew 25:20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
Matthew 25:22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
Mark1 verse
1 Corinthians4 verses
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
1 Corinthians 9:20And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
1 Corinthians 9:21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
1 Corinthians 9:22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G2770 (kerdaino) mean?
from 2771; to gain (literally or figuratively):--(get) gain, win.
How many times does G2770 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G2770 (κερδαίνω) appears in 15 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “gain.”
How is kerdaino translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G2770 is rendered as “gain” (9×), “gained” (5×), “may” (1×), “they” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word κερδαίνω come from?
from 2771