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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G2770 - Won

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:
Won

Translation
Occurrences:
gain ( 9 )
gained ( 5 )
win ( 1 )
won ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.