What Does Revelation 21:7 Mean in the King James?
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Overcoming leads not merely to a prize, but to inheriting God’s promised renewal as one who belongs to God.
THE MEANING
The reader who prevails receives the promised renewal described here, and the promise is personal: God is theirs, and they are God’s child. The inheritance and the belonging arrive together; victory opens into life with God, not isolation.
THE ROOT
νικῶν
nikōn
GROWS FROM
νικάω
nikaō
to prevail, conquer, or win
“overcometh” in this verse is nikōn. The Greek νικῶν (nikōn, one who prevails) names the person by prevailing, rather than describing only a single victory. The verse joins that prevailing to an inheritance and to belonging as God’s child.
ALSO GROWS
nikē: victory
νίκη
It shares the νικ- stem, showing that “victory” and “overcoming” belong to the same Greek word family.
nikētēs: one who conquers; a victor
νικητής
This related word names the person who prevails, echoing the verse’s description of the inheritor.
κληρονομήσει
klēronomēsei
GROWS FROM
κληρονομέω
klēronomeō
to inherit, receive an allotted share
“inherit” in this verse is klēronomēsei. The inheritance is a share received, not simply a reward detached from relationship. The verse immediately names the relationship that holds the promise: God is the inheritor’s God, and the inheritor is God’s child.
ALSO GROWS
klēronomos: heir, one who receives an inheritance
κληρονόμος
The verse’s inheritor is an heir to what is promised, not merely a victor holding a trophy.
klēronomia: inheritance, allotted share
κληρονομία
This noun makes the shared family of words visible: to inherit is to receive one’s promised share.
THE PATTERN
God’s promised inheritance comes within belonging: the share received and the relationship with God are joined.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.THE THREAD
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.This verse uses the same Greek word νικῶν (nikōn, one who prevails) for “him that overcometh.” There, too, the promise attached to prevailing is participation in God’s life and reign.
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