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Koine Greek wordlink #157217

SR GNT Rev 3:21 ἐνίκησα (enikaʸsa) ‘of me as also_I overcame and sat_down with’ Strongs=35280 Lemma=nikaō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=1st number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐνίκησα (V-IAA1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐνίκησα’ (V-IAA1··S) is always and only glossed as ‘overcame’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘nikaō’ have 13 different glosses: ‘be overcoming’, ‘be_being overcome’, ‘have overcome’, ‘having overcame’, ‘is overcoming’, ‘may overcome’, ‘will_be overcoming’, ‘he may conquer’, ‘you will_be overcoming’, ‘you_all have overcome’, ‘conquering’, ‘overcame’, ‘overcoming’.

Greek words (3) other than ἐνίκησα (V-IAA1··S) with a gloss related to ‘overcame’

1 YHN 5:4 νικήσασα (nikaʸsasa) V-PAA·NFS ‘is the victory having overcame the world the’ SR GNT 1 Yhn 5:4 word 18

OET-LV: 4 because everything which having _been _born of the god, is _overcoming the world. And this is the victory which having _overcame the world, the faith of _us. (JN1_5:4)

OET-RV: 4 because everyone who’s been reborn in God is overcoming the world. (JN1 5:4)

REV 5:5 ἐνίκησεν (enikaʸsen) V-IAA3··S ‘not be weeping see overcame the lion of’ SR GNT Rev 5:5 word 11

OET-LV: 5 And one of the elders is _saying to _me: Not be _weeping. Behold, overcame the lion which of the tribe of _Youda/(Yəhūdāh), the root of _Dawid/(Dāvid), to _open _up the scroll, and the seven seals of _it. (REV_5:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying. Look, here’s the lion from the tribe of Yudah. He’s the descendant of King David who’s a conqueror who’s competent to break the seals and open the scroll.” (REV 5:5)

REV 12:11 ἐνίκησαν (enikaʸsan) V-IAA3··P ‘and they overcame him because_of the’ SR GNT Rev 12:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11 And they overcame him because _of the blood of _the lamb, and because _of the message of _the testimony of _them, and not they _loved the life of _them until death. (REV_12:11)

OET-RV: 11 They conquered him by means of the lamb’s blood and by the message in their testimony. Indeed, they were prepared to die if necessary. (REV 12:11)

Key: V=verb