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Koine Greek wordlink #111966

SR GNT Rom 12:21 νίκα (nika) ‘by evil but be overcoming with good evil’ Strongs=35280 Lemma=nikaō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=singular
Refers to Word #111919

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Only use of identical word form νίκα (V-MPA2..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘νίκα’ (V-MPA2..S) is always and only glossed as ‘be overcoming’.

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 (14) other than νίκα (V-MPA2..S) with a gloss related to ‘overcoming’

Have 14 other words (νικῶν, νικῶν, νικᾷ, νικῶν, νικῶντας, νικήσει, νικῶντι, νικῶν, νικῶν, νικῶν, νικῶντι, νικήσεις, νικῶν, νικήσει) with 1 lemma altogether (nikaō)

ROM 3:4 νικήσεις (nikaʸseis) V-IFA2..S ‘messages of you and you will_be overcoming in the time to_be_being judged’ SR GNT Rom 3:4 word 23

1YHN 5:4 νικᾷ (nika) V-IPA3..S ‘having_been born of god is overcoming the world and’ SR GNT 1Yhn 5:4 word 8

1YHN 5:5 νικῶν (nikōn) V-PPA.NMS ‘is and the one overcoming the world except’ SR GNT 1Yhn 5:5 word 6

REV 2:7 νικῶντι (nikōnti) V-PPA.DMS ‘to the assemblies to the one overcoming I will_be giving to him to eat’ SR GNT Rev 2:7 word 15

REV 2:11 νικῶν (nikōn) V-PPA.NMS ‘to the assemblies the one overcoming by_no_means not may_be injured’ SR GNT Rev 2:11 word 12

REV 2:17 νικῶντι (nikōnti) V-PPA.DMS ‘to the assemblies to the one overcoming I will_be giving to him of the’ SR GNT Rev 2:17 word 12

REV 2:26 νικῶν (nikōn) V-PPA.NMS ‘and the one overcoming and keeping until’ SR GNT Rev 2:26 word 3

REV 3:5 νικῶν (nikōn) V-PPA.NMS ‘the one overcoming thus will_be being_clothed in’ SR GNT Rev 3:5 word 2

REV 3:12 νικῶν (nikōn) V-PPA.NMS ‘the one overcoming I will_be making him a pillar’ SR GNT Rev 3:12 word 2

REV 3:21 νικῶν (nikōn) V-PPA.NMS ‘the one overcoming I will_be giving to him to sit_down’ SR GNT Rev 3:21 word 2

REV 11:7 νικήσει (nikaʸsei) V-IFA3..S ‘them war and will_be overcoming them and will_be killing_off’ SR GNT Rev 11:7 word 26

REV 15:2 νικῶντας (nikōntas) V-PPA.AMP ‘with fire and the ones overcoming of the wild_animal’ SR GNT Rev 15:2 word 10

REV 17:14 νικήσει (nikaʸsei) V-IFA3..S ‘and the lamb will_be overcoming them because master’ SR GNT Rev 17:14 word 9

REV 21:7 νικῶν (nikōn) V-PPA.NMS ‘the one overcoming will_be inheriting these things and’ SR GNT Rev 21:7 word 2

Key: V=verb IFA2..S=indicative,future,active,2nd person singular IFA3..S=indicative,future,active,3rd person singular IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular MPA2..S=imperative,present,active,2nd person singular PPA.AMP=participle,present,active,accusative,masculine,plural PPA.DMS=participle,present,active,dative,masculine,singular PPA.NMS=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,singular