King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2729
Transliteration: katischyō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-is-khoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to overpower
Meaning: to overpower
κατισχύω: imperfect κατίσχυον; future κατισχύσω; 1 aorist subjunctive 2 person plural κατισχύσητε (Luke 21:36 T Tr text WH); the Sept. mostly for חָזַק; among Greek writings especially by Polybius, Diodorus, Dionysius Halicarnassus; properly, to be strong to another's detriment, to prevail against; to be superior in strength; to overpower: followed by an infinitive, Luke 21:36 T Tr text WH (prevail (i. e. have full strength) to escape etc.); to overcome, τίνος (Jeremiah 15:18), Matthew 16:18 (meaning, 'not even the gates of Hades — than which nothing was supposed to be stronger — shall surpass the church in strength'); absolutely, to prevail (i. e. succeed, accomplish one's desire): Luke 23:23.
Word Summary
katischyō: to overpower
Original Word: κατισχύωTransliteration: katischyō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-is-khoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to overpower
Meaning: to overpower
Strong's Concordance
prevail against. From kata and ischuo; to overpower -- prevail (against).
see GREEK kata
see GREEK ischuo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2729: κατισχύωκατισχύω: imperfect κατίσχυον; future κατισχύσω; 1 aorist subjunctive 2 person plural κατισχύσητε (Luke 21:36 T Tr text WH); the Sept. mostly for חָזַק; among Greek writings especially by Polybius, Diodorus, Dionysius Halicarnassus; properly, to be strong to another's detriment, to prevail against; to be superior in strength; to overpower: followed by an infinitive, Luke 21:36 T Tr text WH (prevail (i. e. have full strength) to escape etc.); to overcome, τίνος (Jeremiah 15:18), Matthew 16:18 (meaning, 'not even the gates of Hades — than which nothing was supposed to be stronger — shall surpass the church in strength'); absolutely, to prevail (i. e. succeed, accomplish one's desire): Luke 23:23.