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νικάω

nikaōto conquerHow to read Greek
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Definition

νικἀω, -ῶ

(νίκη), [in LXX: Psalm 51:4 (זָכָה), Proverbs 6:25 frequently (חָמַד); in 4Mac ;]

to conquer, prevail: absol., of Christ, Revelation 3:21; 6:2; C. inf., Revelation 5:5; of Christians, Revelation 2:7, 11; 2:17, 26; 3:5, 12; 3:21; 21:7; before ἐκ (RV, come victorious from), Revelation 15:2; as law-term (cl.), Romans 3:4 (LXX); with accusative of person(s), Luke 11:22, Revelation 11:7; 13:7 ([WH], R, mg., om.); of Christ, John 16:33 (τ. κόσμον), Revelation 17:14; of Christians, 1 John 4:4; τ. πονηρόν, 1 John 2:13-14; αὐτόν (ref. to ὁ κατήγωρ, 1 John 2:10), Revelation 12:11; with accusative of thing(s), τὸν κόσμον, John 16:33, 1 John 5:4-5; τὸ κακόν, Romans 12:21; pass., μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τ. κακοῦ, ib. (cf. ὑπερ-νικάω).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

28 total
  1. Luke 11:22νικήσῃ · [and] overpowers
    But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
  2. John 16:33νενίκηκα · have overcome
    I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
  3. Romans 3:4νικήσεις · victorious
    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
  4. Romans 12:21νικῶ · be overcome; νίκα · overcome
    Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  5. 1 John 2:13νενικήκατε · you have overcome
    I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
  6. 1 John 2:14νενικήκατε · you have overcome
    I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
  7. 1 John 4:4νενικήκατε · have overcome
    You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
  8. 1 John 5:4νικᾷ · overcomes; νικήσασα · has overcome
    …because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
  9. 1 John 5:5νικῶν · overcomes
    Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
  10. Revelation 2:7νικῶντι · overcomes
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
  11. Revelation 2:11νικῶν · overcomes
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
  12. Revelation 2:17νικῶντι · overcomes
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
  13. Revelation 2:26νικῶν · overcomes
    And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
  14. Revelation 3:5νικῶν · overcomes
    Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
  15. Revelation 3:12νικῶν · overcomes
    The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
  16. Revelation 3:21νικῶν · overcomes; ἐνίκησα · overcame
    To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
  17. Revelation 5:5ἐνίκησεν · has triumphed
    Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  18. Revelation 6:2νικῶν · to overcome; νικήσῃ · conquer
    So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
  19. Revelation 11:7νικήσει · will overpower
    When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
  20. Revelation 12:11ἐνίκησαν · have conquered
    They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
  21. Revelation 13:7νικῆσαι · to conquer
    Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
  22. Revelation 15:2νικῶντας · had conquered
    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
  23. Revelation 17:14νικήσει · will triumph over
    They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
  24. Revelation 21:7νικῶν · overcomes
    The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.