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To conquer

καταγωνίζομαιStrong’s G2610

katagōnizomai

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katagōnizomai is the Greek word usually translated “conquered”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,”
Hebrews 11:33 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “conquered”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • conquered 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

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  • Hebrews 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    καταγωνίζομαι katagōnizomai · to conquer

    κατ-αγωνίζομαι depon., "perfective" compound (M, Pr., 116); 1. to struggle against. 2. to conquer, overcome: Heb.11:33.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “conquer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CONQUER, verb transitive

    1. To subdue; to reduce, by physical force, till resistance is no longer made; to overcome; to vanquish.
    2. To gain by force; to win; to take possession by violent means; to gain dominion or sovereignty over, as the subduing of the power of an enemy generally implies possession of the person or thing subdued by the conqueror.
    3. To subdue opposition or resistance of the will by moral force; to overcome by argument, persuasion or other influence.
    4. To overcome, as difficulties; to surmount, as obstacles; to subdue whatever opposes; as, to conquer the passions; to conquer reluctance.
    All definitions and other forms of “conquer”
    1. To gain or obtain by effort; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer peace; a French application of the word.

    CONQUER, verb intransitive

    To overcome; to gain the victory.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.