Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #19503 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

ouercomethovercometh

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it: 101 times in 42 works
Consistency: 100% (101 of 101)
Reach if approved: ~106 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: overcometh
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 101 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (101 changes in 42 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 101)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… hym, snarle hym wyth thys fetters and chenes, spearethe hym in thys prison & dengden, ouercomethovercometh hym with thys punyshment, that he may brydle him, knocke him downe and kepe …
With rule
… hym, snarle hym wyth thys fetters and chenes, spearethe hym in thys prison & dengden, ouercomethovercometh hym with thys punyshment, that he may brydle him, knocke him downe and kepe …
Thomas Becon · The Solace of the Soul Against the Bitter Storms of Sickness and Death · Open in the reader
Printed
But ouercomethovercometh Death in Christ. 17.
With rule
But ouercomethovercometh Death in Christ. 17.
William Struther · Christian Observations and Resolutions · Open in the reader
Printed
… that receiueth the faith of Chriſt with the inward loue of his heart, eaſily ouercomethovercometh whatſoeuer outwardly befalleth him. Lyra ſaith, that the church here ſpoken of, conſiſteth of …
With rule
… that receiueth the faith of Chriſt with the inward loue of his heart, eaſily ouercomethovercometh whatſoeuer outwardly befalleth him. Lyra ſaith, that the church here ſpoken of, conſiſteth of …
Anthony Wotton · A Trial of the Romish Clergys Title to the Church · p. 165 · Open in the reader
Printed
… is fulfilled whiche Iohn sayth in his canonical Epistle: This is the victorie that ouercomethovercometh the world, euē your faith. For he affirmeth y^t it shal not only winne …
With rule
… is fulfilled whiche Iohn sayth in his canonical Epistle: This is the victorie that ouercomethovercometh the world, euē your faith. For he affirmeth y^t it shal not only winne …
John Calvin · The Institutes of the Christian Religion · p. 117 · Open in the reader
Printed
… find, 1. Ioh. 5. 4. This is the victory that ouercomethovercometh the world, euen our faith. Faith ouercomethovercometh not onely the feare of the world in threatning, but the loue of the …
With rule
… find, 1. Ioh. 5. 4. This is the victory that ouercomethovercometh the world, euen our faith. Faith ouercomethovercometh not onely the feare of the world in threatning, but the loue of the …
Jeremiah Dyke · A Counterpoison Against Covetousness · p. 37 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Victory, ſo ſaith Chriſt to the Angell of the Church of Sardis, He that ouercomethovercometh, the ſame ſhall be clothed in white raiment.
With rule
… Victory, ſo ſaith Chriſt to the Angell of the Church of Sardis, He that ouercomethovercometh, the ſame ſhall be clothed in white raiment.
Elnathan Parr · Exposition of Romans 13-16 · p. 89 · Open in the reader
Printed
Goodneſſe ouercomethovercometh Euill. 165
With rule
Goodneſſe ouercomethovercometh Euill. 165
William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · Open in the reader
Printed
… command and promiſe. 3. It doth preuail againſt all enemies. This is the victory that ouercomethovercometh the world, euen our faith, 1. Iohn. 5.4. The Vſe ſhall be more particularly branched out …
With rule
… command and promiſe. 3. It doth preuail againſt all enemies. This is the victory that ouercomethovercometh the world, euen our faith, 1. Iohn. 5.4. The Vſe ſhall be more particularly branched out …
Paul Baynes · The Spiritual Armor · p. 176 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.