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nikaō G3528

νικάω (nikaō) means “to conquer” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

νικάω Greek · G3528 28 tagged occurrences in 23 verses

Pronunciation guide: nik-ah'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3528

νικάω · nikaō · to conquer

νικἀω, -ῶ (νίκη), [in LXX: Psa.51:4 (זָכָה), Pro.6:25 frequently (חָמַד); in 4Mac ;] to conquer, prevail: absol., of Christ, Rev.3:21 6:2; C. inf., Rev.5:5; of Christians, Rev.2:7, 11 2:17, 26 3:5, 12 3:21 21:7; before ἐκ (RV, come victorious from), Rev.15:2; as law-term (cl.), Rom.3:4 (LXX); with accusative of person(s), Luk.11:22, Rev.11:7 13:7 ([WH], R, mg., om.); of Christ, Jhn.16:33 (τ. κόσμον), Rev.17:14; of Christians, 1Jn.4:4; τ. πονηρόν, 1Jn.2:13-14; αὐτόν (ref. to ὁ κατήγωρ, 1Jn.2:10), Rev.12:11; with accusative of thing(s), τὸν κόσμον, Jhn.16:33, 1Jn.5:4-5; τὸ κακόν, Rom.12:21; pass., μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τ. κακοῦ, ib. (cf. ὑπερ-νικάω).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I conquer, am victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue.

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How translators render G3528

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
overcomes 10
have overcome 2
you have overcome 2
and overpowers 1
be overcome 1
conquer 1
had conquered 1
has overcome 1
has triumphed 1
have conquered 1
overcame 1
overcome 1
to conquer 1
to overcome 1
victorious 1
will overpower 1
will triumph over 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
that overcometh 5
he that overcometh 4
have overcome 2
overcame 2
overcome 2
shall overcome 2
ye have overcome 2
and overcome 1
conquer 1
conquering 1
had gotten the victory 1
hath prevailed 1
him that overcometh 1
mightest overcome 1
overcometh 1
to 1
to overcome 1

Verses containing G3528

Page 1 of 1. 23 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 11:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

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  2. John 16:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

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  3. Romans 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

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  4. Romans 12:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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  5. 1 John 2:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

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  6. 1 John 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

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  7. 1 John 5:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

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  8. 1 John 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

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  9. Revelation 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

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  10. Revelation 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.

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  11. Revelation 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

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  12. Revelation 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

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  13. Revelation 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.

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  14. Revelation 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write 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.

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  15. Revelation 3:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

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  16. Revelation 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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  17. Revelation 6:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.

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  18. Revelation 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.

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  19. Revelation 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

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  20. Revelation 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

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  21. Revelation 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,

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  22. Revelation 17:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

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  23. Revelation 21:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

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