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The term "prevailed" in the Bible often signifies overcoming, gaining victory, or demonstrating strength and endurance in various contexts. It is used to describe both physical and spiritual triumphs, reflecting the overarching theme of God's sovereignty and the ultimate victory of His purposes.

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, "prevailed" is frequently used to describe military victories and the overcoming of adversaries. For instance, in the account of the battle between the Israelites and the Amalekites, as long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed (Exodus 17:11). This narrative underscores the importance of divine intervention and support in achieving victory.

The term is also used in the context of personal struggles and divine encounters. In Genesis 32:28, Jacob wrestles with a divine being and is told, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed" . This passage highlights the transformative power of perseverance and faith in God's promises.

New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, "prevailed" often relates to the spread of the Gospel and the triumph of the early church despite persecution and opposition. Acts 19:20 states, "So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail" . This reflects the unstoppable nature of God's Word and its ability to overcome barriers and transform lives.

The concept of prevailing is also evident in the spiritual realm, where believers are called to overcome sin and temptation through the power of Christ. In Revelation 5:5, Jesus is described as the Lion of the tribe of Judah who has prevailed to open the scroll and its seven seals, signifying His ultimate authority and victory over sin and death.

Theological Implications

Theologically, the concept of prevailing is deeply connected to the themes of divine sovereignty, human responsibility, and the ultimate triumph of God's kingdom. It emphasizes that while human effort and perseverance are important, true victory is achieved through reliance on God's power and grace.

In the life of a believer, prevailing is often associated with spiritual warfare, where Christians are called to stand firm in their faith and resist the forces of evil. Ephesians 6:13 encourages believers to "take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand" .

Conclusion

The biblical concept of prevailing serves as a reminder of the strength and victory that come through faith in God. Whether in personal struggles, spiritual battles, or the advancement of the Gospel, the assurance of God's prevailing power provides hope and encouragement to believers throughout the ages.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Prevail.

Greek

3849. parabiazomai -- to force against (nature)
... successful). Word Origin from para and biazo Definition to force against
(nature) NASB Word Usage prevailed (1), urged (1). constrain. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2388. chazaq -- to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
... stronger (1), maintain (1), make (1), make an effort (1), making himself strong
(1), overcome (1), persuaded (1), post a strong (1), prevailed (4), prevailed ...
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5810. azaz -- to be strong
... root Definition to be strong NASB Word Usage became fixed (1), brazen (1), displays
a bold (1), mighty (1), prevail (2), prevailed (1), prevailed* (1), show ...
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1396. gabar -- to be strong, mighty
... 1395, 1396. gabar. 1397 . to be strong, mighty. Transliteration: gabar Phonetic
Spelling: (gaw-bar') Short Definition: prevailed. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7186. qasheh -- hard, severe
... From qashah; severe (in various applications) -- churlish, cruel, grievous,
hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, + impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore ...
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3027. yad -- hand
... 1), ordination* (1), part (1), parts (2), paw (2), place (4), pledged* (1), possess*
(1), possession (4), power (44), prepared (1), prevailed* (1), reached* (1 ...
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7287a. radah -- to have dominion, rule, dominate
... root Definition to have dominion, rule, dominate NASB Word Usage dominated (1),
had dominion (1), have dominion (1), prevailed (1), rule (12), ruled (4 ...
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3201. yakol -- to be able, have power
... 47), could (41), endure (3), had your way (1), incapable* (1), may (1), overcome
(3), overpower (2), overpowered (1), prevail (8), prevailed (6), succeed (1 ...
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8304. Serayah -- "Yah persists," the name of a number of Isr.
... Seraiah. Or Srayahuw {ser-aw-yaw'-hoo}; from sarah and Yahh; Jah has prevailed;
Serajah, the name of nine Israelites -- Seraiah. see HEBREW sarah. ...
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6601b. pathah -- to be simple
... simple NASB Word Usage allure (1), became...enticed (1), deceive (2), deceived
(5), entice (9), enticed (1), entices (1), persuaded (1), prevailed (2), seduces ...
/hebrew/6601b.htm - 5k

Library

How David Prevailed.
... XXXIV. HOW DAVID PREVAILED. "So David prevailed over the Philistine!""1 Samuel
17:50. ... David prevailed over the Philistine with very simple weapons, but. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xxxiv how david prevailed.htm

Since Custom and Ancient Tradition have Prevailed that the Bishop ...
... Canon VII. Since custom and ancient tradition have prevailed that the Bishop
of ??lia i.? Since custom and ancient tradition have ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon vii since custom and.htm

How the People that were in the Fortress were Prevailed on by the ...
... CHAPTER 9. How The People That Were In The Fortress Were Prevailed On By The Words
Of Eleazar, Two Women And Five Children Only Excepted And All Submitted To ...
/.../chapter 9 how the people.htm

How the Dust of that Place Prevailed against Fire. [After 642 AD ]
... BOOK III CHAP. X. How the dust of that place prevailed against fire. [After
642 AD]. ABOUT the same time, another traveller, a Briton ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap x how the dust.htm

Rom. v. 12
... He enquires whence death came in, and how it prevailed. ... For it had borne that
death whereof all partake, which prevailed and lorded over us. ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily x rom v 12.htm

Psalm CXLI.
... 9. "They shall hear My Words, for they have prevailed." My Words have prevailed
over their words. They have spoken clever things, I true things. ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxli.htm

Hymns for the Feast of the Epiphany. Hymn i. To Thee be Praise ...
... He comes that winnows the wheat from the tares.". 11. The Lightgiver has prevailed
and marked a mystery, by the degrees he ascended:"Lo! ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymns for the feast of.htm

The Tetrapolitan Confession.
... a hostile and uncompromising attitude towards Zwinglianism, Calvinism, and the later
theology of Melanchthon, it would probably have prevailed throughout the ...
/.../ 68 the tetrapolitan confession.htm

Gen. xxxi. 11
... one adversary, all others who might oppose him,"as he is expressly assured in
ver.29: "Thou hast wrestled with God and with men, and hast prevailed." Can God ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/gen xxxi 11.htm

Order of the New Testament Books.
... II. Another order prevailed in the Latin Church, viz., the Gospels, the Acts,
the Epistles of Paul, the Catholic Epistles, and the Apocalypse. ...
/.../davidson/the canon of the bible/chapter viii order of the.htm

Thesaurus

Prevailed (46 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Prevailed (46 Occurrences). ... Their voices and the voices
of the chief priests prevailed. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV). ...
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Overpowered (12 Occurrences)
... Acts 19:16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them,
and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and ...
/o/overpowered.htm - 10k

Wrestled (6 Occurrences)
... Wrestled (6 Occurrences). Genesis 30:8 Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings have
I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali. ...
/w/wrestled.htm - 8k

Prevail (50 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailed on him
to wait. ... Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed. ...
/p/prevail.htm - 22k

Jesus (10891 Occurrences)
... In the period between the Old Testament and the New Testament such sentiments so
greatly prevailed that Schurer has compiled, from the apocryphal literature, a ...
/j/jesus.htm - 101k

Waters (386 Occurrences)
... NIV). Genesis 7:18 The waters prevailed, and increased greatly on the earth;
and the ship floated on the surface of the waters. (WEB ...
/w/waters.htm - 42k

Pressed (65 Occurrences)
... Judges 1:35 But the Amorites were resolved to dwell in Harheres, in Aijalon, and
in Shaalbim; yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they ...
/p/pressed.htm - 25k

Overruled (2 Occurrences)
... Overruled (2 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 24:4 Notwithstanding, the king's word
prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. ...
/o/overruled.htm - 7k

Lowered (14 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV NIV). Exodus 17:11 It happened, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel
prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. (See RSV NIV). ...
/l/lowered.htm - 10k

Winning (3 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Exodus 17:11 It happened, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed;
and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. (See NIV). ...
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Resources

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Prevailed (46 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:24
So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye 'to it'.
(ASV)

Luke 23:23
But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Acts 16:15
When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay." So she persuaded us.
(See NAS RSV)

Acts 19:16
The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Acts 19:20
So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Revelation 5:5
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
(KJV WBS)

Revelation 12:8
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Genesis 7:18
The waters prevailed, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ship floated on the surface of the waters.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 7:19
The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 7:20
The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV)

Genesis 7:24
The waters prevailed on the earth one hundred fifty days.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 30:8
Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 32:25
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)

Genesis 32:28
He said, "Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 41:53
The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
(See RSV)

Genesis 47:20
And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Genesis 49:26
The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Exodus 17:11
It happened, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Judges 1:35
but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Judges 3:10
The Spirit of Yahweh came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Judges 4:24
The hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Judges 6:2
The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Judges 19:4
His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 17:50
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 11:23
The messenger said to David, "The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

2 Samuel 24:4
Notwithstanding, the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Kings 16:22
But the people who followed Omri prevailed against the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)

2 Kings 25:3
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Chronicles 5:2
For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

1 Chronicles 10:3
And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.
(WBS)

1 Chronicles 21:4
Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 8:3
Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Chronicles 13:18
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

2 Chronicles 27:5
He fought also with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon render to him, in the second year also, and in the third.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 13:4
Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him;" Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Psalms 65:3
Iniquities have prevailed against me: our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.
(DBY)

Psalms 129:2
many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 20:7
Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded; you are stronger than I, and have prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocks me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 38:22
behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Your familiar friends have set you on, and have prevailed over you: now that your feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Jeremiah 52:6
In the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
(DBY)

Lamentations 1:13
From above He hath sent fire into my bone, And it subdueth it, He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me backward, He hath made me desolate -- all the day sick.
(See NAS)

Lamentations 1:16
For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 14:9
If the prophet is deceived and speak a word, I, Yahweh, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand on him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
(See NAS)

Daniel 7:21
I saw, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Hosea 12:4
Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Obadiah 1:7
All the men of your alliance have brought you on your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare under you. There is no understanding in him."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

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