5245. hupernikaó
Berean Strong's Lexicon
hupernikaó: To be more than conquerors, to overwhelmingly conquer

Original Word: ὑπερνικάω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: hupernikaó
Pronunciation: hoop-er-nee-KAH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-er-nik-ah'-o)
Definition: To be more than conquerors, to overwhelmingly conquer
Meaning: I am more than conqueror, prevail mightily.

Word Origin: From the Greek words ὑπέρ (huper, meaning "over" or "beyond") and νικάω (nikao, meaning "to conquer" or "to overcome").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to "hupernikaó," the concept of victory and overcoming is present in several Hebrew words, such as נָצַח (natsach, Strong's H5329) meaning "to be victorious" or "to endure," and גָּבַר (gabar, Strong's H1396) meaning "to prevail" or "to be strong."

Usage: The term "hupernikaó" conveys the idea of achieving a decisive and overwhelming victory. It is not merely about winning but doing so in a manner that surpasses ordinary triumph. This word emphasizes the complete and total nature of the victory, suggesting a surpassing or extraordinary conquering.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of victory was highly esteemed, often associated with athletic competitions, military conquests, and personal achievements. The prefix "huper" intensifies the notion of victory, suggesting a level of success that goes beyond the norm. In the context of early Christianity, this term would resonate with believers facing persecution, offering them a powerful image of spiritual triumph through Christ.

HELPS Word-studies

5245 hypernikáō (from 5228 /hypér, "beyond" and 3528 /nikáō, "conquer") – properly, exceedingly conquer, being "more than a conqueror," i.e. "super-conqueror" who is "completely and overwhelmingly victorious" (L & N, 1, 39.58). 5245 (hypernikáō) is used only in Ro 8:37.

[The intensive prefix (hyper) adds the idea, "surpassing victory" (i.e. of a pre-eminent conqueror).]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from huper and nikaó
Definition
to be more than conqueror
NASB Translation
overwhelmingly conquer (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5245: ὑπερνικάω

ὑπερνικάω, ὑπερνίκω; (Cypriansupervinco); to be more than a conqueror, to gain a surpassing victory: Romans 8:37. (Leon. tactic. 14, 25 νικᾷ καί μή ὑπερνικα; Socrat. h. e. 3, 21 νικαν καλόν, ὑπερνικαν δέ σπιφθονον. Found in other ecclesiastical writings (Eusebius, h. e. 8, 14, 15, uses ὑπερεκνικαν.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to prevail completely

From huper and nikao; to vanquish beyond, i.e. Gain a decisive victory -- more than conquer.

see GREEK huper

see GREEK nikao

Forms and Transliterations
υπερνικωμεν υπερνικώμεν ὑπερνικῶμεν hypernikomen hypernikômen hypernikōmen hypernikō̂men upernikomen upernikōmen
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 8:37 V-PIA-1P
GRK: τούτοις πᾶσιν ὑπερνικῶμεν διὰ τοῦ
NAS: these things we overwhelmingly conquer through
KJV: these things we are more than conquerors through
INT: these things all we more than overcome through the [one]

Strong's Greek 5245
1 Occurrence


ὑπερνικῶμεν — 1 Occ.

















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