To prevail
κατισχύωStrong’s G2729katischuō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katischuō is the Greek word usually translated “prevail against”, “may have strength” and “were prevailing”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Meaning
Usually translated “prevail against”, “may have strength” and “were prevailing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- will prevail against 1
- you may have strength 1
- were prevailing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 21:36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
- Luke 23:23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
Greek dictionary
κατισχύω katischuō · to prevail
κατ-ισχύω [in LXX chiefly for חָזַק ;] to overpower, prevail against, prevail: absol., Luk.23:23; with inf., Luk.21:36; with genitive, Mat.16:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “prevail” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PREVA'IL, verb intransitive
[Latin proevaleo; proe, before, and valeo, to be strong or well. Valeo seems to be from the same root as the Eng. well. The primary sense is to stretch or strain forward, to advance.]
- To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage.“When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed” Exodus 17:11“David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone” 1 Samuel 17:50
- To be in force; to have effect; power or influence.
- To be predominant; to extend over with force or effect.
- To gain or have predominant influence; to operate with effect.
All definitions
- To persuade or induce; with on or upon.
- To succeed.
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.