| | Lexicon katischuó: to overpowerOriginal Word: κατισχύωPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: katischuóPhonetic Spelling: (kat-is-khoo'-o)Short Definition: I prevail against, overpower, am ableDefinition: I prevail against, overpower, get the upper hand. NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Origin from kata  and ischuóDefinition to overpowerNASB Translation have strength (1), overpower (1), prevail (1). 
Thayer'sSTRONGS 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 . 
 
 
 
Strong's prevail against.  From kata and ischuo; to overpower -- prevail (against).  see GREEK kata  see GREEK ischuo  | 
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