κατισχύω katischuō · G2729
to prevail
κατ-ισχύω ; [in LXX chiefly for חָזַק ; ] ; to overpower, prevail against, prevail: absol., Luk.23:23; with inf., Luk.21:36; with genitive, Mat.16:18.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
κατισχύω, ; future -ύσω []:— overpower, prevail over, τινα []; [τῆς ἐκκλησίας] []; γενναίας φύσεως []:—passive, to be worsted, ὑπ᾽ ἔρωτος []; 2 absolutely, have the upper hand, prevail, []; κ. τῷ πλήθει to be superior in.., [] ; 2.b to be prevalent, ὁρμαὶ καὶ ζῆλοι παρά τισι κ. []; II come to one's full strength, δέμας in body, []; III transitive, strengthen, encourage, with accusative, []; τὰς χεῖράς τινων[]
Where it's used 3 times
Matthew 16:18 · Luke 21:36 · Luke 23:23
Source: TBESG G2729; TFLSJ G2729
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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