overcometh
Triumphs in battle
Overcometh is an archaic third-person singular form of overcome, meaning to prevail over or conquer.
The -eth ending marks older English verb conjugation, now obsolete except in religious and literary contexts: He that overcometh shall inherit all things.
The word appears frequently in the King James Bible.
English Bible translation, 1611
- theeSecond-person object, antiquated
- thouArchaic second-person pronoun
- hathArchaic possessive verb
- dothArchaic third-person singular
saith · giveth · maketh · taketh · keepeth · believeth · loveth · knoweth
Trust without proof
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- sinViolation of divine law
- evilProfound moral wickedness
salvation · redemption · grace · prayer · scripture · believer · saint · trial
Prophetic biblical finale
- epistleFormal literary letter
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- EphesusAncient Greek city, Asia Minor
- SmyrnaFormer name of Izmir
Philadelphia · promise · reward · crown · throne · white · stone · manna
Archaic form of persists
- gainethAcquires, in old English
- surpassethArchaic for exceeds
- risethArchaic third-person ascends
King James
English Bible translation, 1611
doth · saith · giveth · maketh · taketh · keepeth · believeth · loveth · knoweth · heareth
faith
Trust without proof
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- sinViolation of divine law
evil · salvation · redemption · grace · prayer · scripture · believer · saint · trial · tribulation
Revelation
Prophetic biblical finale
Smyrna · Philadelphia · promise · reward · crown · throne · white · stone · manna · morning
endureth
Archaic form of persists
- gainethAcquires, in old English
- surpassethArchaic for exceeds
- risethArchaic third-person ascends
overcomethyieldeth
Archaic form of yields
yields · submits · surrenders · capitulates · relents
- we shall overcomeCollective resolve declaration