<OL TYPE="1"><LI>to gain, acquire, to get gain<LI>metaph.<OL TYPE="a"><LI>of gain arising from shunning or escaping from evil (where we say "to spare one's self", "be spared")<LI>to gain any one i.e. to win him over to the kingdom of God, to gain one to faith in Christ<LI>to gain Christ's favour and fellowship</OL></OL>