κερδαίνω

Verb

kerdainō · to gain

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 2770

Lexical summary

17

NT occurrences

10

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To gain as a matter of profit, Mt. 25:17; to win, acquire possession of, Mt. 16:26; to profit in the avoidance of, to avoid, Acts 27:21; in NT Χριστόν, to win Christ, to become possessed of the privileges of the Gospel, Phil. 3:8; to win over from estrangement, Mt. 18:15; to win over to embrace the Gospel, 1 Cor. 9:19, 20, 21, 22; 1 Pet. 3:1; absol. to make gain, Jas. 4:13

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

κερδαίνω

No NT forms support this principal part.

Future

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceFuture active

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form attested in NT

ἐκέρδησαFirst aorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonFuture ActiveFuture PassiveAorist ActiveReferences
SingularFirst——
Matthew 25:20
Second——
Matthew 18:15
Third——
Matthew 25:16
PluralFirst
——
James 4:13
Third—
—
1 Peter 3:1

Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
SingularFirst
κερδήσω:1 Corinthians 9:19
Third
Matthew 16:26

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoiceAorist
Active
Mark 8:36

Participle paradigms

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Luke 9:25
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

κερδαίνω

Book distribution counts: Matthew: 6 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 5 occurrences; Acts: 1 occurrences; Luke: 1 occurrences; Mark: 1 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; Philippians: 1 occurrences

Author

κερδαίνω
  • Paul6
  • Matthew6
  • Luke2
  • Mark1
  • James1
  • Peter1

Author distribution counts: Paul: 6 occurrences; Matthew: 6 occurrences; Luke: 2 occurrences; Mark: 1 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; Peter: 1 occurrences