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.
- ὥσπερ γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ Ἀαρὼν τῷ θυμιατηρίῳ καθωπλισμένοσ διὰ τοῦ ἐθνοπλήθουσ ἐπιτρέχων τὸν ἐμπυριστὴν ἐνίκησεν ἄγγελον, (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 7:11)
- οὕτωσ ἡ ἑπτάπυργοσ τῶν νεανίσκων εὐλογιστία τὸν τῆσ εὐσεβείασ ὀχυρώσασα λιμένα τὴν τῶν παθῶν ἐνίκησεν ἀκολασίαν. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 13:7)
- οὐκ ὀλίγησ δὲ τῆσ περὶ τοῦτο στάσεωσ αὐτοῖσ γενομένησ τέλοσ ἐνίκησεν ὁ Ἀλέξανδροσ, καὶ ἀφικόμενοι εἰσ τὴν Χαλκηδόνα ‐ χρήσιμον γάρ τι ὅμωσ ἡ πόλισ αὐτοῖσ ἔχειν ἔδοξε ‐ ἐν τῷ Ἀπόλλωνοσ ἱερῷ, ὅπερ ἀρχαιότατόν ἐστι τοῖσ Χαλκηδονίοισ, κατορύττουσι δέλτουσ χαλκᾶσ, λεγούσασ ὡσ αὐτίκα μάλα ὁ Ἀσκληπιὸσ σὺν τῷ πατρὶ Ἀπόλλωνι μέτεισιν εἰσ τὸν Πόντον καὶ καθέξει τὸ τοῦ Ἀβώνου τεῖχοσ. (Lucian, Alexander, (no name) 10:1)
- ἔτι δὲ καὶ ἀστέρων φύσιν καὶ σελήνησ καὶ αὐτοῦ ἡλίου ῥᾳδίωσ ἔγνων ἂν ἀπαθὴσ ὢν τῷ πυρί, καὶ τὸ πάντων ἥδιστον, αὐθημερὸν ἀγγεῖλαι ἐσ Βαβυλῶνα, τίσ ἐνίκησεν Ὀλύμπια, καὶ ἀριστήσαντα, εἰ τύχοι, ἐν Συρίᾳ δειπνῆσαι ἐν Ἰταλίᾳ. (Lucian, 75:1)
- ὅτε Πελοπίδασ, ὥσ φασιν, ἡγεῖτο τοῦ ἱεροῦ λόχου καὶ Ἐπαμινώνδασ ἐστρατήγει καὶ οἱ μετὰ τούτων, τότε τὴν ἐν Λεύκτροισ μάχην ἐνίκησεν ἡ τῶν Θηβαίων πόλισ, τότ’ εἰσ τὴν ἀπόρθητον νομιζομένην εἶναι Λακεδαιμονίων χώραν εἰσέβαλον, κατ’ ἐκείνουσ τοὺσ χρόνουσ πολλὰ καὶ καλὰ διεπράξαντ’ ἔργα, Μεσσήνην τετρακοσιοστῷ ἔτει κατῴκισαν, Ἀρκάδασ αὐτονόμουσ ἐποίησαν, ἔνδοξοι παρὰ πᾶσιν ἦσαν. (Dinarchus, Speeches, 88:1)
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
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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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