νικάω

nikavw nikavw,
nikw'; present participle dative
nikounti, Lachmann L T Tr (yet all
nikw'nta" in ) (cf.
ejrwtavw, at the beginning); future
nikhvsw; 1 aorist
ejnivkhsa; perfect
nenivkhka; (
nivkh); (from Homer down); to conquer (A. V. overcome); a. absolutely, to carry off the victory, come off victorious: of Christ, victorious over all his foes, ; ;
ejnivkhsen ...
ajnoi'xai
ktl. hath so conquered that he now has the right and power to open etc. ; of Christians, that hold fast their faith even unto death against the power of their foes, and their temptations and persecutions, ,,,; ,,; ; with
ejk
tou'
qhrivou added, to conquer and thereby free themselves from the power of the beast (R. V. to come victorious from; cf. Winer's Grammar, 367 (344f); Buttmann, 147 (128)), . when one is arraigned or goes to law, to win the case, maintain one's cause (so in the Attic orators; also
nikan
divkhn, Euripides, El. 955): (from the Septuagint of ()). b, with the accusative of the object:
tina, by force, ; ; (L omits; WH Tr marginal reading brackets the clause); of Christ the conqueror of his foes, ;
tovn
kovsmon, to deprive it of power to harm, to subvert its influence, ;
nikan
tina or
tiv is used of one who by Christian constancy and courage keeps himself unharmed and spotless from his adversary's devices, solicitations, assaults: the devil, f; ; false teachers, ;
tovn
kovsmon, f.
nikan
tov
ponhrovn
ejn
tw'/
ajgaqw'/, by the force which resides in goodness, i. e. in kindness, to cause an enemy to repent of the wrong be has done one, ;
nivkasqai
uJpov
tou'
kakou', to be disturbed by an injury and driven to avenge it, ibid. (Compare:
uJpernikavw.)*