ὑπερνῑκάω G5245
To conquer overwhelmingly, be more than conqueror; to prevail decisively and completely
This vivid compound intensifies the basic verb for conquering by adding 'hyper-'—to conquer beyond conquering, to win overwhelmingly. Romans 8:37 uses it to describe believers' victory through Christ's love: we don't just barely survive opposition, we 'overwhelmingly conquer' through Him who loved us. The term suggests triumph so complete it exceeds ordinary victory. Translations struggle to capture the intensive prefix, with Spanish offering 'more than conquerors.'
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — In Rom 8:37, Paul concludes his list of afflictions by declaring, 'in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through him who loved us.' After cataloging tribulation, persecution, famine, and sword, Paul doesn't claim mere survival but hyper-victory. Spanish 'somos más que vencedores' (we are more than conquerors) captures the intensive sense—not just winning but prevailing so decisively that the opposition is crushed. The victory flows from Christ's love as the enabling power that transforms suffering into triumph. 1×
AR["نَنْتَصِرُ-انْتِصَارًا-كَامِلًا"]·ben["আমরা-অতি-জয়ী-হই"]·DE["weit-ueberwinden"]·EN["we-overwhelmingly-conquer"]·FR["vaincre"]·heb["מְנַצְּחִים-יוֹתֵר"]·HI["जयवन्त-हैं-हम"]·ID["kita-lebih-dari-pemenang"]·IT["piu-che-vincitore"]·jav["kita-menang-sanget"]·KO["압도적으로-승리하노라"]·PT["mais-do-que-vencemos"]·RU["побеждаем-сверх-меры"]·ES["somos-más-que-vencedores"]·SW["tunashinda-kabisa"]·TR["fazlasıyla-galip-geliyoruz"]·urd["ہم-فاتح-ہیں"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
ὑπερνῑκάω, prevail completely over, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be more than conqueror, NT+4th c.AD+