νῑκάω
α-contract Verb;
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
νῑκάω
νῑκήσω
ἐνῑ́κησα
νενῑ́κηκα
νενῑ́κημαι
ἐνῑκήθην
Structure:
νῑκά
(Stem)
+
ω
(Ending)
Sense
- I conquer, prevail, win
- I prevail, I am superior
- (of opinions) I prevail
- (with infinitive) I succeed
- (law) I win my cause
Conjugation
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- ὦ μῆτερ δι’ εὐσέβειαν Θεοῦ στρατιῶτι, πρεσβῦτι, καὶ γύναι, διὰ καρτερίαν καὶ τύραννον ἐνίκησασ καὶ ἔργοισ δυνατωτέρα καὶ λόγοισ εὑρέθησ ἀνδρόσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 16:14)
- τὰ μέγιστα δὲ καὶ ὧν ἕνεκα ἐπεθύμησα τῆσ αὐλητικῆσ, οὐχ ὁρῶ πῶσ ἂν ἀπ̓ αὐτῆσ μοι προσγένοιτο, ἡ δόξα ἡ παρὰ τῶν πολλῶν καὶ τὸ ἐπίσημον εἶναι ἐν πλήθεσι καὶ δείκνυσθαι τῷ δακτύλῳ, καὶ ἤν που φανῶ, εὐθὺσ ἐπιστρέφεσθαι πάντασ εἰσ ἐμὲ καὶ λέγειν τοὔνομα, οὗτοσ Ἁρμονίδησ ἐκεῖνόσ ἐστιν ὁ ἄριστοσ αὐλητήσ, ὥσπερ ὅτε καὶ σύ, ὦ Τιμόθεε, τὸ πρῶτον ἐλθὼν οἴκοθεν ἐκ Βοιωτίασ ὑπηύλησασ τῇ Πανδιονίδι καὶ ἐνίκησασ ἐν τῷ Αἰάντι τῷ ἐμμανεῖ, τοῦ ὁμωνύμου σοι ποιήσαντοσ τὸ μέλοσ, οὐδεὶσ ἦν ὃσ ἠγνόει τοὔνομα, Τιμόθεον ἐκ Θηβῶν· (Lucian, Harmonides 2:1)
- ἀπορεῖσθαι κέχρηται ὣσ ἔφαθ’ , ἡ δ’ ἀλύουσ1’ ἀπεβήσετο, τείρετο δ’ αἰνῶσ ποτὲ δ’ ἀντὶ τοῦ γαυριᾶν καὶ χαίρειν ἦ ἀλύεισ ὅτι Ἶρον ἐνίκησασ τὸν ἀλήτην; (Plutarch, Quomodo adolescens poetas audire debeat, chapter, section 6 7:1)
- ἦ ἀλύεισ, ὅτι Ἶρον ἐνίκησασ τὸν ἀλήτην; (Homer, Odyssey, Book 18 52:4)
- ἦ ἀλύεισ, ὅτι Ἶρον ἐνίκησασ τὸν ἀλήτην; (Homer, Odyssey, Book 18 62:4)
Synonyms
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I conquer
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I prevail
- μαντεύω (Module:Quotations:218: attempt to compare number with nil)
- ἰᾱτρεύω (Module:Quotations:218: attempt to compare number with nil)
- ἰᾱτρεύω (Module:Quotations:218: attempt to compare number with nil)
- ἰῶμαι ()
- ἡγοῦμαι (Module:Quotations:218: attempt to compare number with nil)
- ἐργάζομαι (Module:Quotations:218: attempt to compare number with nil)
- ἐπικρατέω (to be superior)
- ἰσχύω ( to prevail)
- περιγίγνομαι (to be superior to, to prevail over, overcome)
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I prevail
-
I succeed
- διαδέχομαι (to succeed)
- ἐπιτυγχάνω (to succeed in)
- ἰσχύω ( to prevail)
- πρόειμι (to go on well, succeed)
- ἐπιτυγχάνω (to be successful in, to succeed, be successful)
- ἐπαρκέω (to be sufficient, to prevail)
- ἐφαιρέομαι (to be chosen to succeed)
- ἐπισχύω (to prevail, be urgent)
- ἀποβαίνω (to turn out, to turn out well, succeed)
- μεταλαμβάνω (to take after, to succeed to)
- ῥέπω ( to preponderate, prevail)
- ὑπερίσχω (to be above, to prevail over)
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I win my cause
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