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κερδαίνω
κερδαίνω κέρδος to gain, derive profit or advantage, κακὰ κ. to make unfair gains, Hes.; κ. ἔκ or ἀπό τινος Hdt., Attic; πρός τινος Soph.; τί κερδανῶ; what shall I gain by it? Ar.:—c. part. to gain by doing, οὐδὲν ἐκμαθοῦσα κερδανεῖς Aesch., etc. absol. to make profit, gain advantage, Hdt., Attic:— to traffic, make merchandise, Soph.; κ. ἔπη to receive fair words, Soph. like ἀπολαύω, to gain a loss, reap disadvantage from a thing, as, δάκρυα κ., Eur.; κ. ζημίαν NTest.

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to gain, derive profit

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κερδαίνω
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κερδαίνω
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κερδαινω
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κερδαίνω κέρδος to gain, derive profit or advantage, κακὰ κ. to make unfair gains, Hes.; κ. ἔκ or ἀπό τινος Hdt., Attic; πρός τινος Soph.; τί κερδανῶ; what shall I gain by it? Ar.:—c. part. to gain by doing, οὐδὲν ἐκμαθοῦσα κερδανεῖς Aesch., etc. absol. to make profit, gain advantage, Hdt., Attic:— to traffic, make merchandise, Soph.; κ. ἔπη to receive fair words, Soph. like ἀπολαύω, to gain a loss, reap disadvantage from a thing, as, δάκρυα κ., Eur.; κ. ζημίαν NTest.
IDX:
17778
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n17796
Key:
kerdai/nw

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