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Lexicon :: Strong's G3528 - nikaō

Aa
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 BoxLuk 11:22 - “But when G1875 someone stronger G2478 than he attacks G1904 him and overpowers G3528 him, that man takes G142 away G142 his armor G3833 on which G3739 he had relied G3982 and distributes G1239 his plunder G4661.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:33 - “These G3778 things G3778 I have spoken G2980 to you so G2443 that G2443 in Me you may have G2192 peace G1515. In the world G2889 you have G2192 tribulation G2347, but take G2293 courage G2293; I have overcome G3528 the world G2889.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:4 - [fn]Far G3361 from G3361 it! Rather G1161, God G2316 must prove G1096 to G1096 be G1096 true G227, though G1161 every G3956 person G444 be found a liar G5583, as it is written G1125:

“SO G3704 THAT G3704 YOU ARE JUSTIFIED G1344 IN YOUR WORDS G3056,

AND PREVAIL G3528 [fn]WHEN G1722 YOU ARE JUDGED G2919.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Do not be overcome G3528 by evil G2556, but overcome G3528 evil G2556 with good G18.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:13 - I am writing G1125 to you, fathers G3962, because G3754 you know G1097 Him who has been from the beginning G746. I am writing G1125 to you, young G3495 men G3495, because G3754 you have overcome G3528 the evil G4190 one G4190. I have written G1125 to you, children G3813, because G3754 you know G1097 the Father G3962.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:14 - I have written G1125 to you, fathers G3962, because G3754 you know G1097 Him who has been from the beginning G746. I have written G1125 to you, young G3495 men G3495, because G3754 you are strong G2478, and the word G3056 of God G2316 remains G3306 in you, and you have overcome G3528 the evil G4190 one G4190.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:4 - You are from God G2316, little G5040 children G5040, and have overcome G3528 them; because G3754 greater G3173 is He who is in you than G2228 he who is in the world G2889.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:4 - For [fn]whoever G3956 has been born G1080 of God G2316 overcomes G3528 the world G2889; and this G3778 is the victory G3529 that has overcome G3528 the world G2889: our faith G4102.

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Who G5101 is the one who overcomes G3528 the world G2889, but the one who believes G4100 that Jesus G2424 is the Son G5207 of God G2316?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:7 - ‘The one who has G2192 an ear G3775, let him hear G191 what G5101 the Spirit G4151 says G3004 to the churches G1577. To the one who overcomes G3528, I will grant G1325 to eat G2068 from the tree G3586 of life G2222, which G3739 is in the Paradise G3857 of God G2316.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:11 - ‘The one who has G2192 an ear G3775, let him hear G191 what G5101 the Spirit G4151 says G3004 to the churches G1577. The one who overcomes G3528 will not be hurt G91 by the second G1208 death G2288.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - ‘The one who has G2192 an ear G3775, let him hear G191 what G5101 the Spirit G4151 says G3004 to the churches G1577. To the one who overcomes G3528, I will give G1325 some of the hidden G2928 manna G3131, and I will give G1325 him a white G3022 stone G5586, and a new G2537 name G3686 written G1125 on the stone G5586 which G3739 no G3762 one G3762 knows G6063 except G1508 the one who receives G2983 it.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:26 - ‘The one who overcomes G3528, and the one who keeps G5083 My deeds G2041 until G891 the end G5056, I will give G1325 him authority G1849 over G1909 the [fn]nations G1484;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - ‘The one who overcomes G3528 will be clothed G4016 the same G3779 way G3779, in white G3022 garments G2440; and I will not erase G1813 his name G3686 from the book G976 of life G2222, and I will confess G3670 his name G3686 before G1799 My Father G3962 and before G1799 His angels G32.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - ‘The one who overcomes G3528, I will make G4160 him a pillar G4769 in the temple G3485 of My God G2316, and he will not go G1831 out G1831 from it anymore G2089; and I will write G1125 on him the name G3686 of My God G2316, and the name G3686 of the city G4172 of My God G2316, the new G2537 Jerusalem G2419, which comes G2597 down G2597 out of heaven G3772 from My God G2316, and My new G2537 name G3686.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:21 - ‘The one who overcomes G3528, I will grant G1325 to him to sit G2523 with Me on My throne G2362, as I also G2532 overcame G3528 and sat G2523 with My Father G3962 on His throne G2362.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - And one G1520 of the elders G4245 *said G3004 to me, “Stop G3361 weeping G2799; behold G2400, the Lion G3023 that is from the tribe G5443 of Judah G2455, the Root G4491 of David G1138, has overcome G3528 so as to be able to open G455 the scroll G975 and its seven G2033 seals G4973.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - I looked G3708, and behold G2400, a white G3022 horse G2462, and the one who sat G2521 on it had G2192 a bow G5115; and a crown G4735 was given G1325 to him, and he went G1831 out G1831 conquering G3528 and to conquer G3528.

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When G3752 they have finished G5055 their testimony G3141, the beast G2342 that comes G305 up G305 out of the abyss G12 will make G4160 war G4171 with them, and overcome G3528 them and kill G615 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:11 - “And they overcame G3528 him because G1223 of the blood G129 of the Lamb G721 and because G1223 of the word G3056 of their testimony G3141, and they did not love G25 their life G5590 even [fn]when G891 faced G891 with G891 death G2288.

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It was also G2532 given G1325 to him to make G4160 war G4171 with the [fn]saints G40 and to overcome G3528 them, and authority G1849 was given G1325 to him over G1909 every G3956 tribe G5443, people G2992, language G1100, and nation G1484.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:2 -

And I saw G3708 something like G5613 a sea G2281 of glass G5193 mixed G3396 with fire G4442, and those G3588 who were victorious G3528 [fn]over G1537 the beast G2342 and his image G1504 and the number G706 of his name G3686, standing G2476 on the sea G2281 of glass G5193, holding G2192 harps G2788 of God G2316.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - “These G3778 will wage G4170 war G4170 against G3326 the Lamb G721, and the Lamb G721 will overcome G3528 them because G3754 He is Lord G2962 of lords G2962 and King G935 of kings G935; and those G3588 who G3588 are with Him are the called G2822 and chosen G1588 and faithful G4103.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:7 - “The one who overcomes G3528 will inherit G2816 these G3778 things G3778, and I will be his God G2316 and he will be My son G5207.
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