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Lexicon :: Strong's G3528 - nikaō

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νικάω
Transliteration
nikaō (Key)
Pronunciation
nik-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:942,634

Strong’s Definitions

νικάω nikáō, nik-ah'-o; from G3529; to subdue (literally or figuratively):—conquer, overcome, prevail, get the victory.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's G3528 in the following manner: overcome (24x), conquer (2x), prevail (1x), get the victory (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's G3528 in the following manner: overcome (24x), conquer (2x), prevail (1x), get the victory (1x).

  1. to conquer

    1. to carry off the victory, come off victorious

      1. of Christ, victorious over all His foes

      2. of Christians, that hold fast their faith even unto death against the power of their foes, and temptations and persecutions

      3. when one is arraigned or goes to law, to win the case, maintain one's cause

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νικάω nikáō, nik-ah'-o; from G3529; to subdue (literally or figuratively):—conquer, overcome, prevail, get the victory.
STRONGS G3528:
νικάω, νικῶ; present participle dative νικουντι, Revelation 2:7 Lachmann Revelation 2:17 L T Tr (yet all νικῶντας in Revelation 15:2) (cf. ἐρωτάω, at the beginning); future νικήσω; 1 aorist ἐνίκησα; perfect νενίκηκα; (νίκη); (from Homer down); to conquer (A. V. overcome);
a. absolutely, to carry off the victory, come off victorious: of Christ, victorious over all his foes, Revelation 3:21; Revelation 6:2; ἐνίκησεν... ἀνοῖξαι κτλ. hath so conquered that he now has the right and power to open etc. Revelation 5:5; of Christians, that hold fast their faith even unto death against the power of their foes, and their temptations and persecutions, Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26; Revelation 3:5, 12, 21; Revelation 21:7; with ἐκ τοῦ θηρίου added, to conquer and thereby free themselves from the power of the beast (R. V. to come victorious from; cf. Winers Grammar, 367 (344f); Buttmann, 147 (128)), Revelation 15:2. when one is arraigned or goes to law, to win the case, maintain one's cause (so in the Attic orators; also νικαν δίκην, Euripides, El. 955): Romans 3:4 (from the Sept. of Psalm 50:6 (Ps. 51:6)).
b. with the accusative of the object: τινα, by force, Luke 11:22; Revelation 11:7; Revelation 13:7 (L omits; WH Tr marginal reading brackets the clause); of Christ the conqueror of his foes, Revelation 17:14; τόν κόσμον, to deprive it of power to harm, to subvert its influence, John 16:33; νικαν τινα or τί is used of one who by Christian constancy and courage keeps himself unharmed and spotless from his adversary's devices, solicitations, assaults: the devil, 1 John 2:13; Revelation 12:11; false teachers, 1 John 4:4; τόν κόσμον, 1 John 5:4f. νικαν τό πονηρόν ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ, by the force which resides in goodness, i. e. in kindness, to cause an enemy to repent of the wrong he has done one, Romans 12:21; νίκασθαι ὑπό τοῦ κακοῦ, to be disturbed by an injury and driven to avenge it, ibid. (Compare: ὑπερνικάω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
50:6; 51:6
Luke
11:22
John
16:33
Romans
3:4; 12:21
1 John
2:13; 4:4; 5:4
Revelation
2:7; 2:7; 2:11; 2:17; 2:17; 2:26; 3:5; 3:12; 3:21; 3:21; 5:5; 6:2; 11:7; 12:11; 13:7; 15:2; 15:2; 17:14; 21:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3528 matches the Greek νικάω (nikaō),
which occurs 28 times in 24 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:22 - But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:33 - I have told you these things, that in me you may have shalom. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:4 - May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, "That you might be justified in your words, And might prevail when you come into judgment."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:13 - I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:14 - 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 remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:4 - You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:4 - For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:5 - Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Yeshua is the Son of God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:7 - He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:11 - He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won't be harmed by the second death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:26 - He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Yerushalayim, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:21 - He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - One of the Zakenim said to me, "Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Yehudah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7 - When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:11 - They overcame him because of the Lamb's blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn't love their life, even to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:7 - It was given to him to make war with the holy ones, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:2 - I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. They also will overcome who are with him, called and chosen and faithful."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:7 - He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
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