νῖκοςnîkos
a conquest (concretely), i.e. (by implication) triumph
Greek (New Testament) · G3534
Meanings
victory: Matthew 12:20 (Isaiah 42:3, LXX ἀλήθεια), 1 Corinthians 15:54 (Isaiah 25:8, Aq., Th.), 1 Corinthians 15:55 (Hosea 13:14, LXX δίκη), 1 Corinthians 15:57.
Same root
- νίκηníkē · G3529conquest (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) the means of success
- ΝικόπολιςNikópolis · G3533victorious city; Nicopolis, a place in Macedonia
- ἈνδρόνικοςAndrónikos · G408man of victory; Andronicos, an Israelite
- ΝικόδημοςNikódēmos · G3530victorious among his people; Nicodemus, an Israelite
- ΝικόλαοςNikólaos · G3532victorious over the people; Nicolaus, a heretic
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:20 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54 Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: “Death is swallowed up in victory.
- 1 Corinthians 15:55 O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
- 1 Corinthians 15:57 But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.