31 occurrences

'Prevailed' in the Bible

The waters prevailed, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ship floated on the surface of the waters.

Verse ConceptsBuoyancy

The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.

Verse ConceptsCovering The Earth

The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.

Verse ConceptsdepthCovering The EarthWeights And Measures, LinearDepthingFloods

The waters prevailed on the earth one hundred fifty days.

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheFive Months And MoreFloods

Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.

Verse ConceptsPeople OvercomingWrestlingPeople With Apt Names

He said, "Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed."

Verse ConceptsTypes Of ChristChanged NamesGod Naming PeopleGod Renaming PeopleHuman Nature, OvercomingStruggles

The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.

Verse ConceptsHeadsHillsPrincesEternal WorldBlessed By God

It happened, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodMoses, Significance OfLifting HandsPutting Things DownWinningBattleisrael

but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.

Verse ConceptsForced Labour

The Spirit of Yahweh came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.

Verse Conceptsequipping, spiritualPower, HumanThe Spirit Of The LordJudging IsraelThose God Gave Into Their Handsempowerment

The hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

Verse ConceptsCavesPower, HumanSelf DefenceStrength, HumanStrongholdsFortsDensEscaping To MountainsPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

Verse ConceptsAchievementdefeatSlinging Stones

The messenger said to David, "The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.

Notwithstanding, the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

Verse ConceptsStubbornnessSelf WillCensus

But the people who followed Omri prevailed against the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.

For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

Verse ConceptsRulers

Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.

Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

Verse ConceptsdefeatReliability

He fought also with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon render to him, in the second year also, and in the third.

Verse ConceptsCoinageGrainTributesWeights And Measures, DryWheat

Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him;" Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

Verse ConceptsdefeatRejoicing In Evil

many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

Verse ConceptsTreatment From YouthPersecutionOvercoming Hard TimesEnemy Attacks

Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded; you are stronger than I, and have prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocks me.

Verse ConceptsAbuse, To God's PeopleCruelty, examples ofMockeryPainRidicule, Objects OfDerisionAmbivalenceGod DeceivingDeception

behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Your familiar friends have set you on, and have prevailed over you: [now that] your feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

Verse ConceptsMarshesMen DeceivingFriends Failing

For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.

Verse ConceptsBeing ForsakenPeace, Human Destruction OfSympathyRestoring SinnersI Mourn CatastropheNo Comfort

I saw, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

Verse ConceptsSaintsHorns In Allegory

Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,

Verse ConceptsFinding GodBe Merciful!God SpeakingWrestlingStrugglesmanhood

All the men of your alliance have brought you on your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare under you. There is no understanding in him."

Verse ConceptsAllegiancesFriends FailingGroups Sent AwayMen Of PeaceFriendship And Trust

But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.

Verse ConceptsImportunity, Towards PeopleGroups ShoutingChrist Would Be Killed

The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsNaked In ShamePeople JumpingDemons Harming IndividualsOthers Who FledThose DemonisedDemons Causing TormentOvercomingThe DevilCasting Out Demonsmanjumping

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Dominate (15 instances)
Endure (180 instances)
Obtain (93 instances)
Persist (16 instances)
Prevail (75 instances)
Prevailed (48 instances)
Triumph (72 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
κατισχύω 
Katischuo 
Usage: 1

ἰσχύω 
Ischuo 
can , be able , avail , prevail , be whole , cannot , can do , may ,
Usage: 19

νικάω 
Nikao 
Usage: 17

ὠφελέω 
Opheleo 
Usage: 8