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.
- νενίκηκα δὲ τριήρει μὲν ἁμιλλώμενοσ ἐπὶ Σουνίῳ, ἀναλώσασ πεντεκαίδεκα μνᾶσ· (Lysias, Speeches, 8:1)
- ἐπεὶ δὲ μάχῃ νενίκηκα πρότερον μὲν τοὺσ σοὺσ στρατηγοὺσ καὶ σατράπασ, νῦν δὲ σὲ καὶ τὴν μετὰ σοῦ δύναμιν, καὶ τὴν χώραν ἔχω τῶν θεῶν μοι δόντων, ὅσοι τῶν μετὰ σοῦ παραταξαμένων μὴ ἐν τῇ μάχῃ ἀπέθανον, ἀλλὰ παῤ ἐμὲ κατέφυγον, τούτων ἐπιμέλομαι καὶ οὐκ ἄκοντεσ παῤ ἐμοί εἰσιν, ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἑκόντεσ ξυστρατεύονται μετ̓ ἐμοῦ. (Arrian, Anabasis, book 2, chapter 14 7:1)
- Λέγεται δέ ποτ’ αὐτὸν ἀπαιτοῦντα τὸν μισθὸν Εὐάθλον τὸν μαθητήν, ἐκείνου εἰπόντοσ, "ἀλλ’ οὐδέπω νίκην νενίκηκα," εἰπεῖν, "ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ μὲν ἂν νικήσω, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐνίκησα, λαβεῖν με δεῖ· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. h'. PRWTAGORAS 7:6)
- ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ θλίψιν ἔχετε, ἀλλὰ θαρσεῖτε, ἐγὼ νενίκηκα τὸν κόσμον. (, chapter 6 535:2)
- Ἐπειδὴ νενίκηκα Κῦρον ἀποκτείνασ, παράδοτε τὰ ὅπλα, καὶ πρὸσ τὰσ θύρασ αὐτοῦ βαδίσαντεσ ζητεῖτε, πῶσ ἂν αὐτὸν ἐκθεραπεύσαντεσ ἀγαθοῦ τινοσ μεταλάβητε. (Diodorus Siculus, Library, book xiv, chapter 24 10:4)
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
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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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