Strong G3529νίκη
victory
- Transliteration
- nikē
- Pronunciation
- nee'-kay
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Apparently a primary word;
conquest (abstractly) that is (figuratively) the means of success: - victory.
conquest (abstractly) that is (figuratively) the means of success: - victory.
Detailed definition
νίκη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX: 1Ch.29:11 (נֶצַח), frequently in 1-4 Mac;]
victory: 1Jn.5:4.†
(AS)
[in LXX: 1Ch.29:11 (נֶצַח), frequently in 1-4 Mac;]
victory: 1Jn.5:4.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3529 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- victory1
First verses
- 1 John 5:4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
νίκ-η [ῑ], ἡ,
victory, ν. φαίνεται Μενελάου victory clearly belongs to M., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.457, compare 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 80, etc.; μάχης ν. 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.26, 8.171; ν. πολέμου 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 641a, compare c; ἡ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ ν. [prev. work] 647b)]: frequently of victory in the games, Ἰσθμία ν. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 2.13; ν. παγκρατίου or ἀπὸ π., [prev. work] 7(6).22, 6(5).60: with _genitive_ objecti, ν. ἀντιπάλων)] victory over.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 521; ἡ τῶν ἡδονῶν ν. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 840c: with _genitive_ _of things_, τῶν πολεμικῶν ν. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.4.5; ν. δοῦναί τινι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.845, etc.; ν. καὶ κράτος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 85; νίκην νικᾶν τινα, see at {νικάω} I.1, 11.1b.)]
2 later, generally, mastery, ascendancy, etc., in all relations, νίκην διασῴζεσθαι to keep the fruits of victory, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.2.26, compare 4.1.15.)]
3 success in a lawsuit, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.544)]; in the concrete, damages, etc., recovered, [Refs (Leges Gortynensium 9.31.)]
II proper name, Nike, the goddess of victory, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 384, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 2.26, etc.; Νίκη Ἀθάνα Πολιάς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 134, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 457 (Lyric poetry), 1529.)]
II.2 Astrology texts, name of sixth κλῆρος, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Paulus Alexandrinus Astrologus “K.” 3, “Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 1.160.)]
victory, ν. φαίνεται Μενελάου victory clearly belongs to M., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.457, compare 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 80, etc.; μάχης ν. 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.26, 8.171; ν. πολέμου 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 641a, compare c; ἡ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ ν. [prev. work] 647b)]: frequently of victory in the games, Ἰσθμία ν. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 2.13; ν. παγκρατίου or ἀπὸ π., [prev. work] 7(6).22, 6(5).60: with _genitive_ objecti, ν. ἀντιπάλων)] victory over.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 521; ἡ τῶν ἡδονῶν ν. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 840c: with _genitive_ _of things_, τῶν πολεμικῶν ν. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.4.5; ν. δοῦναί τινι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.845, etc.; ν. καὶ κράτος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 85; νίκην νικᾶν τινα, see at {νικάω} I.1, 11.1b.)]
2 later, generally, mastery, ascendancy, etc., in all relations, νίκην διασῴζεσθαι to keep the fruits of victory, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.2.26, compare 4.1.15.)]
3 success in a lawsuit, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.544)]; in the concrete, damages, etc., recovered, [Refs (Leges Gortynensium 9.31.)]
II proper name, Nike, the goddess of victory, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 384, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 2.26, etc.; Νίκη Ἀθάνα Πολιάς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 134, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 457 (Lyric poetry), 1529.)]
II.2 Astrology texts, name of sixth κλῆρος, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Paulus Alexandrinus Astrologus “K.” 3, “Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 1.160.)]