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.
- Χάρησ μὲν γὰρ ὁ Ἀθηναῖοσ ἔν τινι μάχῃ πρὸσ τοὺσ βασιλέωσ στρατηγοὺσ εὐτυχήσασ ἔγραψε τῷ δήμῳ τῶν Ἀθηναίων ὡσ νενικήκοι τῆσ ἐν Μαραθῶνι μάχησ ἀδελφήν ταύτην δὲ τὴν πρᾶξιν οὐκ ἂν ἁμάρτοι τισ ἀδελφήν προσειπὼν τῆσ Πελοπίδου τοῦ Θηβαίου καὶ Θρασυβούλου τοῦ Ἀθηναίου τυραννοκτονίασ, πλὴν ὅτι τῷ μὴ πρὸσ Ἕλληνασ, ἀλλὰ ἐπακτὸν ἀρχὴν γεγονέναι καὶ ἀλλόφυλον αὕτη διήνεγκεν. (Plutarch, Aratus, chapter 16 3:1)
- Ῥωμαῖοι δὲ Λαιβῖνον μὲν οὐκ ἀπήλλαξαν τῆσ ἀρχῆσ, καίτοι λέγεται Γάιον Φαβρίκιον εἰπεῖν ὡσ οὐκ Ἠπειρῶται Ῥωμαίουσ, ἀλλὰ Πύρροσ νενικήκοι Λαιβῖνον, οἰόμενον οὐ τῆσ δυνάμεωσ, ἀλλὰ τῆσ στρατηγίασ γεγονέναι τὴν ἧτταν ἀναπληροῦντεσ δὲ τὰσ τάξεισ καὶ συντάττοντεσ ἑτέρασ προθύμωσ, καὶ λόγουσ ἀδεεῖσ καὶ σοβαροὺσ περὶ τοῦ πολέμου λέγοντεσ, ἔκπληξιν τῷ Πύρρῳ παρεῖχον. (Plutarch, chapter 18 1:1)
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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