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Greek

4031. perikrates -- having full command of
... Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-krat-ace') Short Definition: having full power over,
mastering Definition: having full power over, mastering, gaining control over. ...
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199. akribos -- with exactness
... This root () refers to gaining with the of accuracy ("exactness") and is acquired
by to provide a (precise) view in adherence to the facts. ...
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1990. epistemon -- knowing, skilled
... experienced, knowing. Cognate: 1990 (an adjective) -- knowledgeable from
gaining understanding over (it is only used in Js 3:13). It ...
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3129. manthano -- to learn
... 3129 (akin to 3101 , "a disciple") -- properly, key facts; gaining " as someone
learns from experience, often with the implication of -- 'come to realize ...
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1987. epistamai -- to know, to understand
... 1987 (from 1909 , "fitting ," which intensifies 2476 , "stand") -- properly, ,
referring to gaining knowledge by prolonged acquaintance, ie , effort. ...
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Library

How Alexandra by Gaining the Good-Will of the Pharisees, Retained ...
... CHAPTER 16. How Alexandra By Gaining The Good-Will Of The Pharisees, Retained The
Kingdom Nine Years, And Then, Having Done Many Glorious Actions Died. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 16 how alexandra by.htm

Nothing Has Greater Effect in Gaining Good-Will than Giving Advice ...
... Book II. Chapter VIII. Nothing has greater effect in gaining good-will
than giving advice� Nothing has greater effect in gaining ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter viii nothing has greater.htm

Other Arts Made Subservient to Idolatry. Lawful Means of Gaining a ...
... Chapter VIII."Other Arts Made Subservient to Idolatry. Lawful Means of Gaining
a Livelihood Abundant. There are also other species ...
/.../tertullian/on idolatry/chapter viii other arts made subservient.htm

On Indulgences
... for you. Gaining a plenary indulgence requires proper dispositions, as
you may understand from its very great advantages. To gain ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 21 on indulgences.htm

The Important Question
... 3. But we may conceive a little of these deep things, if we consider, First, what
is implied in that expression, "A man's gaining the whole world:" Secondly ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 84 the important question.htm

Temporal Advantages.
... than in any other, men have the opportunity of what is called rising in life,"of
changing from a lower to a higher class of society, of gaining wealth; and ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol vii/sermon v temporal advantages.htm

The Death of Saint Patrick.
... Among the things he most regretted were the opportunities he had lost of doing good,
and of gaining that knowledge which would have made him useful in his ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter fifteen the death of.htm

To Each one his Work
... To show its value in the carrying out of God's will, and gaining His approval; in
our becoming the benefactors and saviours of the perishing; in developing ...
//christianbookshelf.org/murray/working for god/iv to each one his.htm

The Blessedness of Obeying God's Word.
... When a young man, by his good deportment, is gaining a fair name, mothers, when
together, will remark, "It is blessed to be the mother of a young man like that ...
/.../orr/how to live a holy life/the blessedness of obeying gods.htm

That God's Love is to be Mingled with Ilk Time and Deed nor Fails ...
... BOOK II CHAPTER X THAT GOD'S LOVE IS TO BE MINGLED WITH ILK TIME AND DEED NOR FAILS
NOT FOR WEAL OR WOE, AND OF THE WORTHINESS AND THE GAINING THEREOF: AND OF ...
//christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/chapter x that gods love.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gain.

Thesaurus

Gaining (17 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Gaining (17 Occurrences). ... (WEY). Acts 16:5 So the Churches
went on gaining a stronger faith and growing in numbers from day to day. ...
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Merchandise (34 Occurrences)
... mart." In John 2:16 reference is made to the "house of merchandise." (4) The profits
of trading: In Proverbs 3:14, cachar is translated "gaining." Referring to ...
/m/merchandise.htm - 22k

Tiglath (3 Occurrences)
... He appears in the Assyrian records as gaining, in the fifth year of his reign (about
BC 741), a victory over Azariah (= Uzziah in 2 Chronicles 26:1), king of ...
/t/tiglath.htm - 9k

Pileser (3 Occurrences)
... He appears in the Assyrian records as gaining, in the fifth year of his reign (about
BC 741), a victory over Azariah (= Uzziah in 2 Chronicles 26:1), king of ...
/p/pileser.htm - 9k

Dishonest (33 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 6:13 For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest
gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely ...
/d/dishonest.htm - 16k

Silver (329 Occurrences)
... Yahweh's words were as pure as silver refined seven times (Psalm 12:6). The gaining
of understanding is better than the gaining of silver (Proverbs 3:14 ...
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Dealing (36 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 6:13 For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest
gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely ...
/d/dealing.htm - 17k

Proclaiming (63 Occurrences)
... Acts 14:21 and, after proclaiming the Good News to the people there and gaining
a large number of converts, they retraced their steps to Lystra, Iconium, and ...
/p/proclaiming.htm - 25k

Gains (19 Occurrences)

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Alike (67 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 6:13 For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest
gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely ...
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Bible Concordance

Gaining (17 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:24 So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it."
(See RSV)

John 4:1 Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--
(WEY NIV)

Acts 14:21 and, after proclaiming the Good News to the people there and gaining a large number of converts, they retraced their steps to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch.
(WEY)

Acts 16:5 So the Churches went on gaining a stronger faith and growing in numbers from day to day.
(WEY)

Romans 3:24 gaining acquittal from guilt by His free unpurchased grace through the deliverance which is found in Christ Jesus.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 2:11 for fear Satan should gain an advantage over us. For we are not ignorant of his devices.
(See RSV)

Colossians 2:2 that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
(WEB)

1 Timothy 3:13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring great freedom of speech in proclaiming the faith which rests on Christ Jesus.
(WEY)

Jude 1:16 These men are murmurers, ever bemoaning their lot. Their lives are guided by their evil passions, and their mouths are full of big, boastful words, while they treat individual men with admiring reverence for the sake of the advantage they can gain.
(See NAS)

Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.
(See NIV)

Psalms 44:12 Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 3:14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
(ASV)

Jeremiah 6:13 For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely,
(YLT)

Jeremiah 8:10 Therefore, I give their wives to others, Their fields to dispossessors, For from the least even unto the greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, From prophet even unto priest, every one is dealing falsely.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 22:27 Its princes in its midst 'are' as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.
(YLT)

Daniel 2:8 The king hath answered and said, 'Of a truth I know that time ye are gaining, because that ye have seen that the thing is gone from me,
(YLT NAS)

Habakkuk 2:9 Wo 'to' him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,
(YLT)

Subtopics

Gaining

Related Terms

Merchandise (34 Occurrences)

Tiglath (3 Occurrences)

Pileser (3 Occurrences)

Dishonest (33 Occurrences)

Silver (329 Occurrences)

Dealing (36 Occurrences)

Proclaiming (63 Occurrences)

Gains (19 Occurrences)