Gain

subs.

Act of acquiring: V. ἐπίκτησις. ἡ, P. and V. κτῆσις, ἡ.

Profit: P. and V. κέρδος, τό, λῆμμα, τό.

Advantage: P. and V. ὠφέλεια, ἡ, ὄφελος, τό, ὄνησις, ἡ. Ar. and V. ὠφέλημα, τό, V. ὠφέλησις, ἡ; see {{U}}Advantage.

Superiority: P. πλεονεξια, ἡ, πλεονέκτημα, τό.

What gain is there? V. τί δʼ ἔστι τὸ πλέον; (Eur., Phœn. 553).

What gain will it be to the dead? P. τί δʼ ἔσται πλέον τῷ γε ἀποθανόντι; (act. 140).

Love of base gain: P. and V. αἰσχροκέρδεια, ἡ.

Loving base gain, adj.: P. and V. αἰσχροκερδής, Ar. and P. φιλοκερδής.

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v. trans.

Acquire: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνειν, P. περιποιεῖσθαι; see {{U}}Win.

Win for oneself: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, φέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (al o Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), κομίζειν.

Gain in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.

Help to gain: P. συγκτᾶσθαί (τινι), συγκατακτᾶσθαι (τί τινι).

Gain as profit: P. and κερδαίνειν, ὀνινάναι.

Reach: V. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, or πρός, acc.; V. also acc. alone).

Attain to: P. and V. ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.), τυγχάνειν (gen.).

A swift runner would have gained his goal: V. ἂν ... ταχὺς βαδιστὴς τερμόνων ἀνθήπτετο (Eur., Med. 1182).

Gain the heights: P. ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν μετεώρων (Thuc. 4, 128).

Gain the mountains: P. λαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ὀρῶν (Thuc. 3, 24).

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v. intrans.

Get advantage: P. and V. κερδαίνειν, ὀνίνασθαι. P. πλεονεκτεῖν, πλέον ἔχειν; see {{U}}Advantage.

Gain the day: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν.

Gain ground: P. and V. προβαίνειν; met., P. and V. προκόπτειν.

Gain on, overtake: P. ἐπικαταλαμβάνειν.

Gain over: P. and V. προσποιεῖσθαι, προστίθεσθαι, προσαγέσθαι; see win over.

Persuade: P. and V. πείθειν; see {{U}}Persuade.