Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
κερδαίνω (G2770)
17 ** κερδαίνω , [in Sm.: Jb 22:3 *;] to gain : c. acc., Mt 25:16 , 17 , 20 , 22 ; τ. κόσμον , Mt 16:26 , Mk 8:36 , Lk 9:25 ; absol., to make profit , get gain : Ja 4:13 . Metaph., c. acc. rei, to save oneself from , avoid : Ac 27:21 (Field, Notes , 145); c. acc. pers., to gain , win : Mt 18:15 , I Co 9:19-22 , Phl 3:8 ; pass., I Pe 3:1 .†
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain