νικάω
Transliteration
nikaō (Key)
Pronunciation
nik-ah'-o
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From νίκη (G3529)
mGNT
28x in 16 unique form(s) TR
28x in 16 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 3 unique form(s)
ἐνίκησα — 1x
ἐνίκησαν — 1x
ἐνίκησεν — 1x
νενίκηκα — 1x
νενικήκατε — 3x
νίκα — 1x
νικᾷ — 1x
νικῆσαι — 1x
νικήσασα — 1x
νικήσει — 2x
νικήσῃ — 2x
νικήσῃς — 1x
νικῶ — 1x
νικῶν — 8x
νικῶντας — 1x
νικῶντι — 2x
ἐνίκησα — 1x
ἐνίκησαν — 1x
ἐνίκησεν — 1x
νενίκηκα — 1x
νενικήκατε — 3x
νίκα — 1x
νικᾷ — 1x
νικῆσαι — 1x
νικήσασα — 1x
νικήσει — 2x
νικήσεις — 1x
νικήσῃ — 2x
νικῶ — 1x
νικῶν — 8x
νικῶντας — 1x
νικῶντι — 2x
νικῆσαι — 1x
νικήσῃ — 1x
νικήσῃς — 1x
Dictionary Aids

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 be has done one, Romans 12:21; νίκασθαι ὑπό τοῦ κακοῦ, to be disturbed by an injury and driven to avenge it, ibid. (Compare: ὑπερνικάω.)
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References

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