Biblical Greek

greek #2729 - κατισχύω katischuó (to overpower)

Original Word:	κατισχύω
Transliteration:	katischuó
Definition:	to overpower
Part of Speech:	Verb
Phonetic Spelling:	(kat-is-khoo'-o)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

prevail against.

From kata and ischuo; to overpower -- prevail (against).

see GREEK kata

see GREEK ischuo

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 2729: κατισχύω

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.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 2729. κατισχύω (katischuó) — 3 Occurrences

Matthew 16:18 - V-FIA-3P
GRK:ᾅδου οὐ κατισχύσουσιν αὐτῆς
NAS: of Hades will not overpower it.
KJV: shall not prevail against it.
INT: of hades not will prevail against it

Luke 21:36 - V-PSA-2P
GRK:δεόμενοι ἵνα κατισχύσητε ἐκφυγεῖν ταῦτα
NAS: praying that you may have strength to escape
INT: praying that you might have strength to escape these things

Luke 23:23 - V-IIA-3P
GRK:σταυρωθῆναι καὶ κατίσχυον αἱ φωναὶ
NAS: And their voices [began] to prevail.
KJV: and of the chief priests prevailed.
INT: to be crucified And prevailed the voices

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