Engage and know thy Enemy

Luke 10:17 KJV 1900

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Luke 10:19 KJV 1900

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

3961. πατέω patéō; contracted patṓ, fut. patḗsō, from pátos (n.f.), a path, a beaten way. To tread, trample (Luke 10:19; Sept.: Is. 32:20; 42:5); to tread as a winepress (Rev. 14:20; 19:15); to trample upon or have in subjection. (Luke 21:24; Rev. 11:2; Is. 1:12). See lēnós (3025), winepress (Is. 16:10; Lam. 1:15).

“Lord, even the devils [daimónia {1140}, demons] are subject unto us through thy name.” The verb used is hupotássetai (Luke 10:20).

This is in the pres. pass. indic. form which indicates that the subjugation of demons or evil spirits was done by force in the name of Christ (“through thy name” [Luke 10:17]). In this sense the pass. form, hupotássomai, has the same meaning as hupakoúō (5219), to obey, as in Matt. 8:27; Mark 1:27 referring to demons; 4:41; Luke 8:25 referring to the storm at sea.

Zodhiates, S. (2000) The complete word study dictionary: New Testament.