UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: to make more, to earn in addition

Semantic entry: 57.191

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Earn, Gain, Do Business

Definition: to earn or to gain something in addition

Notes: As in the case of RV LUK 19:18 · LV LUK 19:18 · Read together LUK 19:18 (see 57.189: κερδαίνω / 57.189: ποιέω), it may be necessary to change the form of expression so as to introduce a personal agent, for example, ‘I have earned ten minas with the one you gave me.’ In some languages it may be necessary to say ‘I did business with the one mina and now I have ten’ or ‘… it has become ten minas.’

LUK 19:16: RV LUK 19:16 · LV LUK 19:16 · Read together LUK 19:16

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OET-RV LUK 19:16

16 The first slave arrived and said, ‘Master, I used your silver coin to earn ten more coins.’

OET-LV LUK 19:16

16 And the first arrived saying:
Master, the mna_of _silver of _you, additionally _earned ten.
mnas_of _silver.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

προσεργάζομαι

Form 1

Sense 1: to make more, to earn in addition