# Be Ready - Monday, 2026.03.16 Yesterday, 2026.03.15 I asked the question, "What does it look like to overcome?" Some observations / thoughts: - There are 28 occurrences of the Greek word, nikaó (Strong's [[G3528]]) in the New Testament. - John, as author used 24 of those 28 in his writings. - Thirteen of the 28 occurrences (almost half) are in the book of Revelation. - With so many occurrences of a powerful and loaded verb like "to overcome" in the final book of the Bible, "the revelation of Jesus Christ," it would seem God is making a point to which we should pay attention! - But what point(s)? - The Greek word, "nikaó" (Strong's [[G3528]]) is translated by the NASB as follows: - overcome (11), overcomes (10), overcame (2) - conquer (1), conquering (1), overpowers (1), prevail (1), victorious (1) - An interesting "factoid" - "nikaó" (Strong's [[G3528]]) comes from niké ([[G3529]]) - Not only does the word niké ([[G3529]]) look like the name of the sports equipment giant, but it is pronounced "nee-KAY" and means "victory" So, as a first thought about what it means "to overcome," it could be related to being victorious Over the next few days, I plan to look at all 28 of the occurrences. Hopefully, through the process the Holy Spirit will reveal what He wants me to know.