What does ἐπέρχομαι · νικάω mean in the Bible?
ἐπέρχομαι · νικάω is a Greek phrase meaning "having come upon, he conquers or overpowers".
Greek · G1904, G3528
ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ
To arrive/invade · to subdue (literally or figuratively)
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ἐπέρχομαι G1904 to arrive/invade
Pronunciation epérchomai
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νικάω G3528 to subdue (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation nikáō
To overcome or conquer through decisive victory, often with eschatological significance in Revelation and John's epistles.
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What does ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ (epelthōn nikēsē) mean in the Bible?
ἐπέρχομαι · νικάω is a Greek phrase meaning "having come upon, he conquers or overpowers".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1904, G3528?
G1904, G3528 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. having come upon, he conquers or overpowers
Source Gloss
having come upon, he conquers or overpowers
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present Voices Active, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active Acts 8:24 · Acts 13:40 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Middle Luke 1:35 1×
Aorist Active Acts 14:19 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Middle Luke 21:26 · Eph 2:7 · Jas 5:1 3×
Aorist Active Luke 11:22 · Acts 1:8 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 28 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 14 aorist 7 perfect 4 future 3
Voice
active 27 passive 1
Mood
participle 12 indicative 11 subjunctive 2 imperative 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 11:22 νικήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 16:33 νενίκηκα perfect active indicative resultant Romans 3:4 νικήσεις future active indicative prospective Romans 12:21 νικῶ present passive imperative imperative Romans 12:21 νίκα present active imperative imperative 1 John 2:13 νενικήκατε perfect active indicative resultant 1 John 2:14 νενικήκατε perfect active indicative resultant 1 John 4:4 νενικήκατε perfect active indicative resultant 1 John 5:4 νικᾷ present active indicative ongoing 1 John 5:4 νικήσασα aorist active participle participle 1 John 5:5 νικῶν present active participle participle Revelation 2:11 νικῶν present active participle participle Revelation 2:17 νικῶντι present active participle participle Revelation 2:26 νικῶν present active participle participle Revelation 2:7 νικῶντι present active participle participle Revelation 3:12 νικῶν present active participle participle Revelation 3:21 νικῶν present active participle participle Revelation 3:21 ἐνίκησα aorist active indicative completed Revelation 3:5 νικῶν present active participle participle Revelation 5:5 ἐνίκησεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 6:2 νικῶν present active participle participle Revelation 6:2 νικήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 11:7 νικήσει future active indicative prospective Revelation 12:11 ἐνίκησαν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 13:7 νικῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 15:2 νικῶντας present active participle participle Revelation 17:14 νικήσει future active indicative prospective Revelation 21:7 νικῶν present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain