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Koine Greek wordlink #131896

κερδήσωPhp 3

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Other uses (4) of identical word form κερδήσω (V-SAA1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κερδήσω’ (V-SAA1··S) has 2 different glosses: ‘I may gain’, ‘I may win’.

1 Cor 9:19 ‘in_order_that the more I may gain’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:19 word 12

OET-LV: 19For/Because free being from all, to_all myself I_enslaved, in_order_that the more I_may_gain.   (CO1_9:19)

OET-RV: 19Although I have no obligation to any person, I made myself a slave of everyone in order to win over as many as possible. (CO1 9:19)

1 Cor 9:20 ‘a Youdaios in_order_that Youdaiōns I may win to the ones under the law’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:20 word 9

OET-LV: 20And I_became to_the Youdaiōns, like a_Youdaios, in_order_that Youdaiōns I_may_win, to_the ones under the_law, as one under the_law, not being myself under the_law, in_order_that the ones under the_law I_may_win, (CO1_9:20)

OET-RV: 20To the Jews, I behave like the Jew that I am in order to win them. To those under the traditional rules, I behave like one of them (although I myself am not under those rules) in order to win them over. (CO1 9:20)

1 Cor 9:20 ‘the ones under the law I may win’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:20 word 26

OET-LV: 20And I_became to_the Youdaiōns, like a_Youdaios, in_order_that Youdaiōns I_may_win, to_the ones under the_law, as one under the_law, not being myself under the_law, in_order_that the ones under the_law I_may_win, (CO1_9:20)

OET-RV: 20To the Jews, I behave like the Jew that I am in order to win them. To those under the traditional rules, I behave like one of them (although I myself am not under those rules) in order to win them over. (CO1 9:20)

1 Cor 9:22 ‘in_order_that the weak I may win to the ones all I have become’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:22 word 9

OET-LV: 22I_became to_the weak, weak, in_order_that the weak I_may_win.   To_the ones all I_have_become all things, in_order_that certainly some I_may_save.   (CO1_9:22)

OET-RV: 22To the weak, I become weak to win them over. Yes, I’ve become all things to all people so that I might be certain of saving some. (CO1 9:22)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kerdainō’ have 10 different glosses: ‘having gained’, ‘to gain’, ‘I may gain’, ‘I may win’, ‘I gained’, ‘he may gain’, ‘they will_be_being won’, ‘we will_be profiting’, ‘you gained’, ‘gained’.

Greek words (6) other than κερδήσω (V-SAA1··S) with a gloss related to ‘gain’

MARK 8:36κερδήσῃ (kerdaʸsaʸ) V-SAA3··S ‘for it is benefiting a person he may gain the world whole’ SR GNT Mark 8:36 word 9

OET-LV: 36For/Because what is_it_benefiting a_person, he_may_gain the whole world and the soul of_him to_be_lost?   (MRK_8:36)

OET-RV: 36Because it doesn’t benefit a person if they gain everything in the world but lose their soul. (MRK 8:36)

MAT 16:26κερδήσῃ (kerdaʸsaʸ) V-SAA3··S ‘the world whole he may gain the but soul’ SR GNT Mat 16:26 word 10

OET-LV: 26For/Because what ˓will˒_ a_person _be_being_benefitted, if he_may_gain the whole world, but the soul of_him may_be_lost?   Or what ˓will˒_ a_person _be_giving as_an_exchange for_the soul of_him?   (MAT_16:26)

OET-RV: 26What help would it be to a person if they gain everything in the world, and yet lose their soul? Or put another way, what could a person give in exchange for their soul? (MAT 16:26)

ACTs 27:21κερδῆσαι (kerdaʸsai) V-NAA···· ‘to_be_being launched from Kraʸtaʸ to gain and damage this’ SR GNT Acts 27:21 word 25

OET-LV: 21And of_much abstinence being, then the Paulos having_been_stood in midst of_them said:   It_was_fitting indeed, Oh men, having_yielded to_me, not to_be_being_launched from the Kraʸtaʸ, and to_gain the this damage, and the loss.   (ACT_27:21)

OET-RV: 21and no one had eaten or drunk much at all.
¶ Then Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Well, you should have listened to me after all and not left Crete, so now we have this damage and loss. (ACT 27:21)

PHP 1:21κέρδος (kerdos) N-NNS Lemma=kerdos ‘chosen_one/messiah and to die_off is gain’ SR GNT Php 1:21 word 9

OET-LV: 21For/Because to_me which to_be_living is chosen_one/messiah, and which to_die_off is gain.   (PHP_1:21)

OET-RV: 21because to me, to live is to serve Messiah, and to die is to also gain. (PHP 1:21)

PHP 3:7κέρδη (kerdaʸ) N-NNP Lemma=kerdos ‘which things was to me gain these I have considered because_of’ SR GNT Php 3:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7But which things was to_me gain, these I_have_considered because_of the chosen_one/messiah loss.   (PHP_3:7)

OET-RV: 7However, all of those things which were considered advantages, now because of Messiah I consider them disadvantages. (PHP 3:7)

TIT 1:11κέρδους (kerdous) N-GNS Lemma=kerdos ‘not it is fitting shameful gain for_reason_of’ SR GNT Tit 1:11 word 14

OET-LV: 11whom it_is_fitting to_be_silencing, who are_overturning whole households, teaching the things it_is_ not _fitting, for_reason_of shameful gain.   (TIT_1:11)

OET-RV: 11These people need to be silenced because they mess up whole families when they teach them things that they shouldn’t—all for the sake of shameful game. (TIT 1:11)

Key: N=noun V=verb GNS=genitive,neuter,singular NNP=nominative,neuter,plural NNS=nominative,neuter,singular