κερδαίνω
kerdaino
gain, derive profit
Appears 35 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
κερδαίνω, fut. -ᾰνῶ Pr. 876, 8.20, etc.; Ion. -ανέω 1.35, 8.60.γ; κερδήσω AP 9.390 (), Ep.Jac. 4.13, κερδήσομαι 3.72: aor. 1 ἐκέρδᾱνα I. 5(4).27, 1.134 codd., etc.; Ion. -ηνα Epigr. 14.6, 8.5, also ἐκέρδησα 4.152, 4.13, etc.: pf. κεκέρδαγκα 53.5, κεκέρδᾰκα 1.366 , 5.25, Ep. 81.2, etc., κεκέρδηκα 56.30 (προσ-), BJ 1.20.2:— Pass., aor. part. κερδανθείς Oec.p.67 : pf. κεκερδημένος AJ 18.6.5: (κέρδος):—A. gain, derive profit or advantage, κακὰ κ. make unfair gains, Op. 352; μέγιστα ἐκ φορτίων 4.152; τί κερδανῶ; what shall I gain? Nu. 259; κ. τινί gain by a thing, HF 604; σμικρὰ κερδανῶ φυγῇ Ag. 1301; κέρδος κ. OT 889 (lyr.); κ. ἓξ τάλαντα l. c.; τὸν χρόνον κερδαίνει ὃν ἔζη οὐ προσῆκον αὐτῷ 13.84; κ. λόγον win fame, I. 5(4).27; χρηστὰ κ. ἔπη receive fair words, Tr. 231: c. part., gain by doing . . , εἰ δὲ κερδανῶ λέγων Hel. 1051 (prob.); πολεμοῦντες οὐ κερδαίνομεν Av. 1591, cf. 5.93; οὐδὲν ἐκμαθοῦσα κερδανεῖς Pr. 876; Μεγάροισι κερδανέομεν περιεοῦσι we shall gain by Megaraʼs preservation, 8.60.γʹ; also κ. ὅτι . . Art. 46:—Pass., τὰ κερδανθέντα Phld.l.c. 2. abs., make profit, gain advantage, 8.5, Pl. 520; τοῦ κ. ἔχου Fr. 28, cf. 354; ἐξ ἅπαντος, ἀπὸ παντός, Ant. 312, Mem. 2.9.4; παρά τινων 20.7; πρὸς σοῦ Tr. 191; opp. τὸ τιμᾶσθαι, 2.44; traffic, make merchandise, Ant. 1037. II. in bad sense, reap disadvantage from a thing, διπλᾶ δάκρυα κ. Hec. 518; κερδᾶναι τὸν πολὺ χείρω βίον ἀντὶ θανάτου Ap. 9. III. save or spare oneself, avoid, μεγάλα κακά 92.10; ὕβριν Act.Ap. 27.21; τὸ μὴ μιανθῆναι τὰς χεῖρας AJ 2.3.2; ἐνόχλησιν 7.14, cf. Or. 2.26, AP 10.59 ().
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