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To conquer

ὑπερνικάωStrong’s G5245

hupernikaō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Hupernikaō is the Greek word usually translated “we more than conquer”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
Romans 8:37 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • we more than conquer 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ὑπερνικάω hupernikaō · to conquer

    ὑπερ-νικάω, -ῶ [in LXX: Da TH Dan.6:3; in Sm.: Psa.43:1 * ;] to be more than conqueror: Rom.8:37 (eccl.).† (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.