Definition
νῖκος, -ους, τό late form of νίκη,
[in LXX: Lamentations 3:18 (נֶצַח), I Esther 3:9, 2Ma.10.38, 4Ma.17.12; εἰς ν. (instead of εἰς τέλος, Job 14:20), 2 Samuel 2:26, Job 36:7, Amos 1:11; 8:7, Jeremiah 3:5, Lamentations 5:20 (נֶצַח, as נ֝ in Syr., = victory)* ;]
victory: Matthew 12:20 (Isaiah 42:3, LXX ἀλήθεια), 1 Corinthians 15:54 (Isaiah 25:8, Aq., Th.), 1 Corinthians 15:55 (Hosea 13:14, LXX δίκη), 1 Corinthians 15:57.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as νῖκος:
- נֵ֫צַחne.tsach“perpetuity”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 12:20νῖκος · victoryA bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54νῖκος · victoryWhen the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:55νῖκος · victory“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
- 1 Corinthians 15:57νῖκος · victoryBut thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!