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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish.

2. (v. t.) To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc.

3. (v. t.) To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.

4. (v. i.) To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.

Greek

3528. nikao -- to conquer, prevail
... to conquer, prevail. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: nikao Phonetic Spelling:
(nik-ah'-o) Short Definition: I conquer, overcome Definition: I conquer, am ...
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5245. hupernikao -- to be more than conqueror
... 5245 (from 5228 , "beyond" and 3528 , "conquer") -- properly, conquer, being ","
ie "-conqueror" who is "completely and overwhelmingly victorious" (, 1, 39.58 ...
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2610. katagonizomai -- to struggle against
... katagonizomai Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I subdue
Definition: I subdue (in warfare); I struggle against, conquer, overcome. ...
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355. analisko -- to expend, consume
... Word Origin from ana and halisko (to conquer) Definition to expend, consume
NASB Word Usage consume (1), consumed (1). consume, destroy. ...
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1375. diogmos -- persecution
... See 1377 (). 1375 (" persecution") literally refers to those seeking to -- like
a trying to conquer (obliterate) someone as their "catch.". ...
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2358. thriambeuo -- to triumph
... throeo; and a derivative of haptomai (meaning a noisy iambus, sung in honor of Bacchus);
to make an acclamatory procession, ie (figuratively) to conquer or (by ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2388. chazaq -- to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
... hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure,
help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer -- aid, amend ...
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7857. shataph -- to overflow, rinse or wash off
... A primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to
gallop, conquer -- drown, (over-)flow(- whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly ...
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6808. tsaah -- to stoop, bend, incline
... primitive root; to tip over (for the purpose of spilling or pouring out), ie
(figuratively) depopulate; by implication, to imprison or conquer; (reflexive) to ...
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3533. kabash -- to subdue, bring into bondage
... A primitive root; to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to
conquer, subjugate, violate -- bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue ...
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1986. halam -- to smite, hammer, strike down
... A primitive root; to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband --
beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer). ...
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3898a. lacham -- to fight, do battle
... root Definition to fight, do battle NASB Word Usage conquer* (1), ever fight (1),
fight (77), fighting (15), fights (2), fought (59), made war (1), make war (5 ...
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7286. radad -- to beat out, beat down, subdue
... spend, spread, subdue. A primitive root; to tread in pieces, ie (figuratively) to
conquer, or (specifically) to overlay -- spend, spread, subdue. 7285b, 7286 ...
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5921. al -- upon, above, over
... 1), charge (31), charge* (1), command (1), committed (1), concerning (97), concerning*
(5), confront (1), confront* (1), connection (1), conquer* (1), consider ...
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Library

"Conquer the Child's Will"
... Chapter 4. Preaching Incidents; Wesley's Labor Colony; Dispute with Whitefield;
Curious Interruptions; The Mother of the Wesleys "Conquer the Child's Will". ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/conquer the childs will.htm

Death Will Conquer.
... DEATH WILL CONQUER. Min vreude ist gar zergangen. My joy is wholly banished,.
Now listen to my sad complaint: The sins of days departed. ...
/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/death will conquer.htm

Come, Let us Hear How they Contend for victory: the Guilty Ones ...
... Hymn LIII. Come, let us hear how they contend for victory: the guilty ones
who never have conquered, nor will conquer. 1. Come, let ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn liii come let us.htm

Of the Power Delegated to Demons for the Trial and Glorification ...
... Book X. Chapter 21 ."Of the Power Delegated to Demons for the Trial and Glorification
of the Saints, Who Conquer Not by Propitiating the Spirits of the Air ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 21 of the power.htm

The Irksomeness and the Enemies of virginity.
... [328] If so be, then, that thou longest for all these things, conquer the body;
conquer the appetites of the flesh; conquer the world in the Spirit of God ...
/.../clement/two epistles concerning virginity/chapter v the irksomeness and the.htm

[Greek: En Toyto Nika]
... Christ who came in such awful glory as that, they would accept, and follow, and
look to him to lead them against the Romans, that they might conquer them, and ...
/.../kingsley/town and country sermons/sermon xxxiv greek en toyto.htm

Out of the Deep of Suffering and Sorrow.
... Believe that the sun will conquer the clouds, warmth will conquer cold, calm will
conquer storm, fair will conquer foul, light will conquer darkness, joy will ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/out of the deep/i out of the deep.htm

Among the Orderlies at the Castle was one David...
... He has learned self-control. And this new king of your faith, who, you tell me,
is to conquer the world"he is no better.". ... "He is to conquer the world. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 14 among the orderlies.htm

The Armour of God
... And St. Paul and his disciples wished to conquer the world likewise. The Roman soldier
had conquered it for Caesar: St. Paul would conquer it for Christ. ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon xi the armour of god.htm

Consider the Lilies of the Field
... They saw that they were alive; and they loved life, and would fain see good days.
They saw, again, that they must die: but would death conquer life in them? ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon xiv consider the lilies of.htm

Thesaurus

Conquer (12 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer
difficulties, temptation, etc. ...Conquer (12 Occurrences). ...
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Conquered (20 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Conquer. Multi-Version Concordance
Conquered (20 Occurrences). Hebrews 11:33 men who, as ...
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Conquering (3 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Conquer. Multi-Version Concordance ... A crown was given to him, and he
came forth conquering, and to conquer. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). ...
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Persians (6 Occurrences)
... this canal to Persia.' " Darius' expedition into Scythia, his success in subduing
the rebellion among the Asiatic Greeks, his attempts to conquer Greece itself ...
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Horse (62 Occurrences)
... conquering and to conquer," Revelation 6:2; Revelation 19:11, 14; compare Zechariah
1:8; Zechariah 6:3, 1). See REVELATION OF JOHN. RED HORSE. ...
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Victor's (4 Occurrences)
... And I looked and a white horse appeared, and its rider carried a bow; and a victor's
wreath was given to him; and he went out conquering and in order to conquer...
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Vanquish (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle,
as an enemy. 2. (vt) Hence, to defeat in any contest ...
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Overwhelmingly (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Overwhelmingly (1 Occurrence). Romans 8:37 but in all
these we more than conquer, through him who loved us; (See NAS). ...
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Overturn (5 Occurrences)
... a carriage or a building. 2. (vt) To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow. 3.
(vt) To overpower; to conquer. 4. (n.) The act off overturning ...
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Overcome (300 Occurrences)
... 1. (pp) of Overcome. 2. (vt) To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue;
as, to overcome enemies in battle. 3. (vt) To overflow; to surcharge. ...
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Bible Concordance

Conquer (12 Occurrences)

Romans 8:37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 6:2 And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 11:7 And when they shall have completed their testimony, the beast who comes up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and shall conquer them, and shall kill them:
(DBY RSV)

Revelation 13:7 And permission was given him to make war upon God's people and conquer them; and power was given him over every tribe, people, language and nation.
(WEY RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:14 These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. They also will overcome who are with him, called and chosen and faithful."
(See RSV)

Deuteronomy 2:31 Yahweh said to me, "Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before you: begin to possess, that you may inherit his land."
(See NIV)

2 Kings 3:19 You shall strike every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all springs of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.'"
(See RSV)

2 Kings 16:5 Then Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to battle; and they besieged Ahaz, but were unable to conquer him.
(DBY RSV)

2 Chronicles 32:1 After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself.
(See NIV)

Esther 9:1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it was turned out the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),
(WEB)

Isaiah 7:1 Now it came about in the days of Ahaz, the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin, the king of Aram, and Pekah, the son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but were not able to overcome it.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 7:6 Let us go up against Judah, troubling her, and forcing our way into her, and let us put up a king in her, even the son of Tabeel:
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Conquer

Related Terms

Conquered (20 Occurrences)

Conquering (3 Occurrences)

Persians (6 Occurrences)

Horse (62 Occurrences)

Victor's (4 Occurrences)

Vanquish (1 Occurrence)

Overwhelmingly (1 Occurrence)

Overturn (5 Occurrences)

Overcome (300 Occurrences)