verb

nikamō

Greekνικάω (nikaō)

Strong’sG3528

I conquer, overcome

stem nik-28 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books16 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Words built on the same stem

Where it appears

28 occurrences, every one of them listed

nikatō“overcomes”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

1 John 5:4“overcomes”hoti pantem tem gennirētem ek tou theou nikatō ton kosmon. kai houtas atō tas nikas tas nikaratas ton kosmon, tas pistias nu;because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

nikasi“prevail”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular1×

Romans 3:4“prevail”mē ginetoia; ginetōr de tos theos alēthos, pantos de anthrōpos pseustos, kathōs grafitē; Hopōs an dikaiiseia en toi logoi su kai nikasi en te krinirō sin.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.”

nikati“conquer”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Revelation 11:7“conquer”Kai hotan telaleia tan marturian autoiu, tem thērem tem anabainarōtem ek tau abussau poiati meta autoiu polemon kai nikati autoin kai apokteinati autoin.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.

Revelation 17:14“conquer”houtois meta teu arnieu polemali, kai tem arniem nikati autoin, hoti kurios kurioiu atō kai basilevos basilevoiu, kai tois meta autou klētois kai eklektois kai pistois.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.”

nikama“conquered”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×

Revelation 3:21“conquered”tos nikarōtos dōami auto kathizara meta mu en to throno mu, hōs kamis nikama kai kathizama meta tou patērou mu en to throno autou.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.

nikata“conquered”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Revelation 5:5“conquered”kai henos ek toiu presbuteroiu legatō mi; Mē klaiasōr; idou nikata tos leōnos tos ek tau fulau Ioudaou, tas rizas David, anoigara tem bibliem kai tain hepta sfragiain auteu.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.”

nikala“conquered”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Revelation 12:11“conquered”kai autois nikala auton dia tem haimem teu arnieu kai dia ton logon tau marturiau autoiu, kai ouk agapala tan psuchan autoiu achri thanatou;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.

nikamē“overcome”has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×

John 16:33“overcome”houteim lalamē vi hina en mi eirēnan echaveiō; en to kosmo thlipsian echavō, alla tharsavōr, mis nikamē ton kosmon.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!”

nikavē“overcome”has happened · yeperfect active indicative 2nd person plural3×

1 John 2:13“overcome”grafamō vi, patēroir, hoti gnōskavē ton apo archau; grafamō vi, neaniskoir, hoti nikavē ton ponēron.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.

1 John 2:14“overcome”grafama vi, paidieim, hoti gnōskavē ton patēron; grafama vi, patēroir, hoti gnōskavē ton apo archau; grafama vi, neaniskoir, hoti ischurois avō kai tos logos tou theou en vi menatō kai nikavē ton ponēron.I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

1 John 4:4“overcome”vis ek tou theou avō, teknieim, kai nikavē autoin, hoti megoteros atō tos en vi ē tos en to kosmo;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.

nikateia“conquer”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×

Luke 11:22“overpowers”epan de ischuroteros autou epercharatos nikateia auton, tan panoplian autou airatō epi ha peithatelē, kai teim skuleim autou diadōatō.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.

Revelation 6:2“conquer”kai horama, kai idou hippos leukos, kai tos katherōtos epi auton echarōtos toxem, kai dōita auto stefanos, kai exerchata nikarōtos kai hina nikateia.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.

nikasōr“overcome”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×

Romans 12:21“overcome”mē nikisōr hupo teu kakeu, alla nikasōr en te agathe tem kakem.Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

nikisōr“overcome”happening now · youpresent passive imperative 2nd person singular1×

Romans 12:21“overcome”mē nikisōr hupo teu kakeu, alla nikasōr en te agathe tem kakem.Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

nikara“conquer”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Revelation 13:7“conquer”kai dōita aute poiara polemon meta toiu hagioiu kai nikara autoin, kai dōita aute exousias epi pantan fulan kai laon kai glōssan kai ethnem.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.

nikarōtos“conquers”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine8×

1 John 5:5“overcomes”tinos de atō tos nikarōtos ton kosmon ei mē tos pisteuarōtos hoti Iēsus atō tos huios tou theou?Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Revelation 2:11“conquers”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. tos nikarōtos ouk mē adikiteia ek tou thanatou tou deuterou.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.

Revelation 2:26“conquers”kai tos nikarōtos kai tos tērarōtos achri teleu teim ergeim mu, dōami auto exousian epi teiu ethneiu,And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.

Revelation 3:5“conquers”tos nikarōtos houtōs periballeti en himatiei leukei, kai ouk mē exaleifami tem onomem autou ek tau biblau tau zōau, kai homologami tem onomem autou enōpion tou patērou mu kai enōpion toiu angeloiu autou.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.

Revelation 3:12“conquers”tos nikarōtos poiami auton stulon en to nao tou theou mu, kai exō ouk mē exerchateia ēti, kai grafami epi auton tem onomem tou theou mu kai tem onomem tau politau tou theou mu, tau kainau Ierousalēm, tas katabainarōtas ek tou ouranou apo tou theou mu, kai tem onomem mu tem kainem.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.

Revelation 3:21“conquers”tos nikarōtos dōami auto kathizara meta mu en to throno mu, hōs kamis nikama kai kathizama meta tou patērou mu en to throno autou.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.

Revelation 6:2“conquering”kai horama, kai idou hippos leukos, kai tos katherōtos epi auton echarōtos toxem, kai dōita auto stefanos, kai exerchata nikarōtos kai hina nikateia.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.

Revelation 21:7“conquers”tos nikarōtos klēronomati houteim, kai emi auto theos kai autos eti mi huios.The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

nikarōto“conquers”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine2×

Revelation 2:7“conquers”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. to nikarōto dōami auto esthiara ek teu xuleu tau zōau, hem atō en to paradeiso tou theou.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.

Revelation 2:17“conquers”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. to nikarōto dōami auto teu manna teu kruptirēteu, kai dōami auto psēfan leukan, kai epi tan psēfan onomem kainem grafirētem hem oudenos oidatē ei mē tos lambarōtos.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.

nikarōtoin“conquered”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×

Revelation 15:2“conquered”Kai horama hōs thalassan hualinan mignuirētan pure, kai toin nikarōtoin ek teu thēreu kai ek tau eikōnau auteu kai ek tou arithmou teu onomeu auteu histanarētoin epi tan thalassan tan hualinan, echarōtoin kitharain tou theou.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,

nikaratas“overcome”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×

1 John 5:4“overcome”hoti pantem tem gennirētem ek tou theou nikatō ton kosmon. kai houtas atō tas nikas tas nikaratas ton kosmon, tas pistias nu;because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.