Strong G3534νῖκος

victory

Transliteration
nikos
Pronunciation
nee'-kos
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From G3529; a conquest (concretely) that is (by implication) triumph: - victory.

Detailed definition

νῖκος, -ους, τό late form of νίκη,
[in LXX: La 3:18 (נֶצַח), I Est.3:9, 2Ma.10:38, 4Ma.17:12; εἰς ν. (instead of εἰς τέλος, Job.14:20), 2Ki.2:26, Job.36:7, Amo.1:11 8:7, Jer.3:5, La 5:20 (נֶצַח, as נ֝ in Syr., = victory)*;]
victory: Mat.12:20 (Isa.42:3, LXX ἀλήθεια), 1Co.15:54 (Isa.25:8, Aq., Th.), 1Co.15:55 (Hos.13:14, LXX δίκη), 1Co.15:57.†
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In the Bible

Strong G3534 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • victory4

First verses

  1. Matthew 12:20
    A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:54
    So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:55
    O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:57
    But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
νῖκος, εος, τό,
later form for νίκη, [LXX+1st c.BC+ (LXX.1Esd.3.9, “BGU” 1002.14 (1st c.BC), “IG” 12 (5).764.2 (Andros, probably 1st c.AD)]; written νεῖκος), [NT+8th c.BC+ (NT.Matt.12.20, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 358.5, 5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Argonautica” 587, “APl.” 5.381, read by 3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristarchus Grammaticus in 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.276)]; εἰς νῖκος for ever, [LXX (LXX.2Ki.2.26, +others)]