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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 than he attacks and overpowers him, he robs him of all his armor on which he had relied and divides his [goods as] spoil.

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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 [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:4 - Certainly not! Let God be found true [as He will be], though every person be found a liar, just as it is written [in Scripture],

“THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS,

AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED [by sinful men].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Do not be overcome and conquered 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 [those believers who are spiritually mature], because you know Him who has existed from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men [those believers who are growing in spiritual maturity], because you have been victorious and have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children [those who are new believers, those spiritually immature], because you have come to 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 has existed from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and vigorous, and the word of God remains [always] in you, and you have been victorious over the evil one [by accepting Jesus as Savior].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:4 - Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:4 - For [fn]everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:5 -

Who is the one who is victorious and overcomes the world? It is the one who believes and recognizes the fact that Jesus 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 and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who [fn]overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant [the privilege] to eat [the fruit] from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:11 - ‘He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] will not be hurt by the second death ([fn]the lake of fire).’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - ‘He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], to him I will give [the privilege of eating] some of the [fn]hidden manna, and I will give him a [fn]white stone with a new name engraved on the stone which no one knows except the one who receives it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:26 - ‘And he who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] and he who keeps My deeds [doing things that please Me] until the [very] end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY and POWER OVER THE NATIONS;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - ‘He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] will accordingly be dressed in white clothing; and I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, and I will confess and openly acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels [saying that he is one of Mine].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - ‘He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will make him a [fn]pillar in the temple of My God; he will most certainly never be put out of it, and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which descends 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 [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant to him [the privilege] to sit beside Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down beside My Father on His throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - Then one of the [twenty-four] elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look closely, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome and conquered! He can open the scroll and [break] its seven seals.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - I looked, and behold, a [fn]white horse [of victory] whose rider carried a [fn]bow; and a crown [of victory] was given to him, and he rode 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 and given their evidence, the beast that comes up out of the abyss (bottomless pit) will wage war with them, and overcome them and kill them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:11 - “And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life and renounce their faith even when faced with death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:7 -

He was also [fn]permitted to wage war against the saints (God’s people) and to overcome them, and authority and power over every tribe and people and language and nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:2 -

Then I saw something like a sea or large expanse of glass mixed with fire, and those who were victorious over the beast and over his image and over the number corresponding to his name were standing on the sea or large expanse of glass, holding harps of God [worshiping Him].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - “They will wage war against the Lamb (Christ), and the Lamb will triumph and conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him and on His side are the called and chosen (elect) and faithful.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:7 - “[fn]He who overcomes [the world by adhering faithfully to Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior] will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.
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