Greek · Strong's G2729
κατισχύω
katischyokat-is-khoo'-o
to overpower
1890 spelling: katischýō
- κ20
- α1
- τ300
- ι10
- σ200
- χ600
- υ400
- ω800
Isopsephy 2,331
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to overpower
Rendered in the KJV as
prevail (against).
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- κατίσχυον1
- κατισχύσητε1
- κατισχύσουσιν1
How it is rendered · 3
- were prevailing1
- will prevail against1
- you may have strength1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person plural1
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- V-AAS-2P · 1
- V-FAI-3P · 1
- V-IAI-3P · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 21:36κατισχύσητεkatischusēteverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluralSo keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”here: you may have strength
- Luke 23:23κατίσχυονkatischuonverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralBut they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.here: were prevailing