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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 a stronger man attacks and conquers him, he takes away the first man's armor on which the man relied and divides up his plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:33 - I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage - I have conquered the world."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:4 - Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written: "so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Do not 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 am writing to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that you have conquered the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:14 - I have written to you, children, that you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, that you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:4 - You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:4 - because everyone who has been fathered by God conquers the world. This is the conquering power that has conquered the world: our faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:5 - Now who is the person who has conquered the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:7 - The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will permit him to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:11 - The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will in no way be harmed by the second death.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:26 - And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations -

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - The one who conquers will be dressed like them in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, but will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never depart from it. I will write on him 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 as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:21 - I will grant the one who conquers permission to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - So I looked, and here came a white horse! The one who rode it had a bow, and he was given a crown, and as a conqueror he rode out to conquer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7 - When they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them and conquer them and kill them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:11 - But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:7 - The beast was permitted to go to war against the saints and conquer them. He was given ruling authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:2 - Then I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:7 - The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
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