📖 Biblical Definition
Victory in Scripture is conquest over enemies — especially over sin, death, and the devil — through Christ. "This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith" (1 John 5:4). Christ defeated the principalities at the cross: "And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it" (Colossians 2:15). He defeated death at the resurrection: "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:55-57). The Christian fights from victory already won.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
Conquest over sin, death, and the devil through Christ; shared with His saints.
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1 Corinthians 15:54-57 is the great victory text: death is swallowed up in victory... thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
📖 Key Scripture
1 Corinthians 15:57 — "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
1 John 5:4 — "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."
Revelation 12:11 — "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity often defaults to defeated-saint language; the New Testament treats the saints as conquerors in Christ.
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Romans 8:37 piles the language: nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. The household's daily walk is conqueror-walk; faith is the victory; Christ is the source.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Greek nikê (victory), nikaô (overcome).
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Greek nikê — victory; behind English Nike.
Greek nikaô — to conquer, overcome.
Usage
"The household's daily walk is conqueror-walk."
"More than conquerors through Him that loved us."
"Faith is the victory."