Lexical Summary katischyō: to overpower Original Word: κατισχύωTransliteration: katischyō Phonetic Spelling: (kat-is-khoo'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to overpower Meaning: to overpower Strong's Concordance prevail against. From kata and ischuo; to overpower -- prevail (against). see GREEK kata see GREEK ischuo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2729: κατισχύωκατισχύω: imperfect κατίσχυον; future κατισχύσω; 1 aorist subjunctive 2 person plural κατισχύσητε (Luke 21:36 T Tr text WH); the Sept. mostly for חָזַק; among Greek writings especially by Polybius, Diodorus, Dionysius Halicarnassus; properly, to be strong to another's detriment, to prevail against; to be superior in strength; to overpower: followed by an infinitive, Luke 21:36 T Tr text WH (prevail (i. e. have full strength) to escape etc.); to overcome, τίνος (Jeremiah 15:18), Matthew 16:18 (meaning, 'not even the gates of Hades — than which nothing was supposed to be stronger — shall surpass the church in strength'); absolutely, to prevail (i. e. succeed, accomplish one's desire): Luke 23:23. |
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