Victory
νῖκοςStrong’s G3534nikos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Nikos is the Greek word usually translated “victory”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.”
Meaning
Usually translated “victory”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- victory 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 3
- Matthew 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 15:54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
- 1 Corinthians 15:55O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
- 1 Corinthians 15:57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Greek dictionary
νῖκος nikos · victory
νῖκος, -ους, τό late form of νίκη, [in LXX: La 3:18 (נֶצַח), I Est.3:9, 2Ma.10:38, 4Ma.17:12; εἰς ν. (instead of εἰς τέλος, Job.14:20), 2Ki.2:26, Job.36:7, Amo.1:11 8:7, Jer.3:5, La 5:20 (נֶצַח, as נ֝ in Syr., = victory)* ;] victory: Mat.12:20 (Isa.42:3, LXX ἀλήθεια), 1Co.15:54 (Isa.25:8, Aq., Th.), 1Co.15:55 (Hos.13:14, LXX δίκη), 1Co.15:57.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “victory” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VIC'TORY, noun
[Latin victoria, from vinco, victus, to conquer.]
- Conquest; the defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in contest; a gaining of the superiority in war or combat. victory supposes the power of an enemy or an antagonist to prove inferior to that of the victor. victory however depends not always on superior skill or valor; it is often gained by the fault or mistake of the vanquished.
- The advantage or superiority gained over spiritual enemies, over passions and appetites, or over temptations, or in any struggle or competition.“Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Corinthians 15:57
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.