Bible Dictionary: Win

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v.) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.

2. (v.) To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.

3. (v.) To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.

4. (v.) To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.

5. (v.) To extract, as ore or coal.

6. (v. i.) To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

Greek

2770. kerdaino -- to gain
... to gain. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kerdaino Phonetic Spelling:
(ker-dah'-ee-no) Short Definition: I gain, win, avoid loss Definition: I gain, acquire ...
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2932. ktaomai -- to acquire
... to acquire. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ktaomai Phonetic Spelling:
(ktah'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I win, get, buy, possess Definition: (a) I acquire ...
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4737. stephanoo -- to crown
... Cognate: 4737 -- to . See 4735 (). Word Origin from stephanos Definition to
crown NASB Word Usage crowned (2), win the prize (1). crown. ...
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3423. mnesteuo -- to espouse, betroth
... I am betrothed. 3423 -- originally, "to woo and win; espouse, then to promise
in marriage," (); to espouse; betroth. Word Origin ...
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2146. euprosopeo -- to be of good countenance, ie to look well
... pros-o-peh'-o) Short Definition: I make a fair outward appearance Definition: I
look well, make a fair show (a good outward appearance, and so win good opinion ...
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4712. stadion -- a stadium (a Gr. measure of length), by impl. a ...
... Run in such a way that you may win" (). Word Origin from the same as histemi
Definition a stadium (a Gr. measure of length), by impl. ...
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141. hairetikos -- causing division
... 141 (an adjective, derived from 138 , "to choose, have a distinctive opinion") --
a person, specializing in half-truths and misimpressions "to win others over ...
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3982. peitho -- to persuade, to have confidence
... confidence (1), relied (1), seeking the favor (1), sure (2), took...advice (1),
trust (2), trusted (1), trusting (1), trusts (1), urging (1), win...over (1 ...
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2638. katalambano -- to lay hold of, seize
... Word Usage attained (1), caught (2), comprehend (2), found (1), laid hold (2), lay
hold (1), overtake (2), seizes (1), understand (1), understood (1), win (1). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3947. laqach -- to take
... accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place,
receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win. ...
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1234. baqa -- to cleave, break open or through
... make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst,
cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win. ...
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Library

Forces that Win.
... The Church Forces That Win. God's world is full of winning forces. The
great ball of fire around which our earth revolves is the ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/forces that win.htm

Our Need of a World to Win.
... Each One of Us Our Need of a World to Win. Now I want to turn aside here a bit,
and say this: we men need a world to win. The world needs winning. ...
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"Find My World and Win it Back. "
... The Church "Find My World and Win it Back.". Nearly ... lives. Find my world and
win it back." And the Church has the winning power to do it. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/find my world and win.htm

To Win Souls Requires Wisdom.
... LECTURE X. TO WIN SOULS REQUIRES WISDOM. Text."He that winneth souls
is wise."Proverbs 11:30. THE most common definition of ...
/.../finney/lectures on revivals of religion/lecture x to win souls.htm

Three Degrees of Love I Shall Tell Thee, for I Would that Thou ...
... CHAPTER VIII. Three degrees of love I shall tell thee, for I would that thou mightest
win� ... The third degree is highest and most wondrous to win. ...
/.../chapter viii three degrees of.htm

How we Shall Make Use of Christ as the Truth, that we May Win to ...
... CHAPTER XVIII. HOW WE SHALL MAKE USE OF CHRIST AS THE TRUTH, THAT WE MAY
WIN TO RIGHT AND SUITABLE THOUGHTS OF GOD. This is a case ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter xviii how we shall.htm

Paul First Received Grace that He Might Win the Crown.
... A Treatise on grace and free will, Chapter 14."Paul First Received Grace
that He Might Win the Crown. Let us return now to the ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 14 paul first received grace.htm

Moved with Compassion.
... He lived to win them out of their distressed, sinful, needy lives up to a new
level. He died to win them. His last act was dying to win men. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/moved with compassion.htm

Nuhguhmoowin 33. My Faith Looks up to Thee
... Ke da bwa ya ne min, Keen Je sus Cal va ry; Nwaj 'mo e yun, Noon duh we shin noon
goom; Kuh ya pee ne e shin; O mon oo win ga dee" Ba ne me shin. ...
/.../a collection of gospel hymns in ojibway and english/nuhguhmoowin 33 6s & 4s.htm

The Knight of God
... "And the bravest and the noblest. He shall win a glorious prize,. Smiles to boot,
and courtly favour. ... With her lily hand.". "Tell me how the knight may win it?". ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/the knight of god.htm

Thesaurus

Win (27 Occurrences)
... 1. (v.) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over
competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win...
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Winefat (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. WINEFAT; WINE PRESS; WINEVAT. win'-fat, win'-pres,
win'-vat. See CRAFTS, II, 19; VINE; WINE. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Winevat (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia WINEFAT; WINE PRESS; WINEVAT. win'-fat, win'-pres,
win'-vat. See CRAFTS, II, 19; VINE; WINE. WINEVAT. See WINEFAT, WINEVAT. ...
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Although (167 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 9:20 To the Jews I have become like a Jew in order to win Jews; to
men under the Law as if I were under the Law--although I am not--in order to ...
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Gain (142 Occurrences)
... law; to gain a prize. 7. (n.) To draw into any interest or party; to win
to one's side; to conciliate. 8. (n.) To reach; to attain ...
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Game (11 Occurrences)
... 5. (vi) That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points
necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points ...
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Menelaus
... Mallus. Menelaus took advantage of his absence to win over Andronicus, the
king's deputy, by rich presents stolen from the temple. ...
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Conquer (12 Occurrences)
... temptation, etc. 3. (vt) To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way;
to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace. 4. (vi ...
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Press (57 Occurrences)
... For wine press see VINE; WINE. WINE; WINE PRESS. win, win'-pres: I. Terms. ... Burton
Scott Easton. WINEFAT; WINE PRESS; WINEVAT. win'-fat, win'-pres, win'-vat. ...
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Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)
... Rehoboam tried to win back the revolted ten tribes by making war against them, but
he was prevented by the prophet Shemaiah (21-24; 2 Chronicles 11:1-4) from ...
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Bible Concordance

Win (27 Occurrences)

Matthew 19:16 "Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"
(WEY)

Matthew 23:15 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you scour sea and land in order to win one convert--and when he is gained, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves.
(WEY NIV)

Matthew 28:14 If this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry."
(See NAS)

Luke 16:9 "But I charge you, so to use the wealth which is ever tempting to dishonesty as to win friends who, when it fails, shall welcome you to the tents that never perish.
(WEY)

Luke 21:19 "By your endurance you will win your lives.
(WEB ASV)

Acts 18:4 But, Sabbath after Sabbath, he preached in the synagogue and tried to win over both Jews and Greeks.
(WEY)

Romans 1:5 through whom we have received grace and Apostleship in His service in order to win men to obedience to the faith, among all Gentile peoples,
(WEY)

Romans 15:18 For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
(See RSV)

Romans 16:26 but has now been brought fully to light, and by the command of the God of the Ages has been made known by the writings of the Prophets among all the Gentiles to win them to obedience to the faith--
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 9:19 Though free from all human control, I have made myself the slave of all in the hope of winning as many converts as possible.
(Root in WEY NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 9:20 To the Jews I have become like a Jew in order to win Jews; to men under the Law as if I were under the Law--although I am not--in order to win those who are under the Law;
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 9:21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
(WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 9:22 To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 9:24 Don't you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.
(WEB WEY NAS)

2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Galatians 1:10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.
(See NIV)

Galatians 4:17 They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.
(See NIV)

Ephesians 6:6 not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
(See NIV)

Philippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
(See NIV)

Colossians 3:22 Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
(See NIV)

1 Thessalonians 4:12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
(See NIV)

2 Timothy 2:5 Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn't crowned unless he has competed by the rules.
(See NAS)

2 John 1:8 Watch yourselves, that we don't lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.
(See RSV)

2 Chronicles 32:1 After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Psalms 44:3 For they didn't get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.
(See RSV)

Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 5:28 They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Win

Related Terms

Winefat (2 Occurrences)

Winevat (3 Occurrences)

Although (167 Occurrences)

Gain (142 Occurrences)

Game (11 Occurrences)

Menelaus

Conquer (12 Occurrences)

Press (57 Occurrences)

Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)