Bible Dictionary
CONQUEROR
A conqueror is one who gains victory over an enemy. Romans 8:37 speaks of believers as “more than conquerors” through the One who loved them, describing a complete and enduring victory.
Definition
A conqueror is one who gains victory over an enemy. To be more than a conqueror expresses victory that is complete, enduring, and surpassing ordinary triumph.
Biblical Usage
Romans describes believers as more than conquerors through the One who loved them. Their victory is not merely external or temporary but includes mastery over enemies and self and turns opposition toward the interests of their cause.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kon'-ker-er: Known only in the compound verb (hupernikomen, Ro 8:37): A usual meaning of the preposition in composition is "above all measure"; hence, "more than conquerors," the Revised Version (British and American), the King James Version. The comparison is to the completeness of the victory. Others may place their enemies in subjection; those here mentioned master not only their foes, but themselves. Others destroy their foes and their resources; while those who are "more than conquerors" convert foes into means of still farther promoting the interests for which they struggle (Ro 3:3- 5). Nor is the victory external and transient, but internal and permanent.</p><p>H. E. Jacobs</p>