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.
- οὐ τοίνυν τῶν μὲν ἄλλων οὐδὲ καθ’ ἓν ἡττᾶσθαι τῇ πόλει συμβέβηκεν, οὐδὲ τῶν πολεμίων ὅσων εἶπον κεκρατηκέναι, τῶν δὲ παρ’ αὐτῇ ταῦτα γνόντων ὑπὲρ αὐτῆσ ἀπολειφθῆναι περὶ τὴν χάριν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τούτουσ ταῖσ εὐεργεσίαισ νενικηκυῖα φανήσεται, Κόδρῳ μὲν δοῦσα τὴν ἀρχὴν εἰσ τοὺσ παῖδασ καὶ κοσμήσασα καὶ παρ’ αὐτῇ κἀν τῇ ὑπερορίᾳ τὸ γένοσ, τῶν δὲ κορῶν ἱερὰ ἱδρυσαμένη καὶ θείασ μοίρασ ἀντὶ θνητῆσ ἀξιώσασα ταῖσ τιμαῖσ, Ἐρεχθέα δὲ τοῖσ ἐν ἀκροπόλει θεοῖσ πάρεδρον ἀποδείξασα. (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 29:4)
- ἔτι δ’ οἱ μὲν οὐδὲν ἀποχρῶν ἡγήσαντο, ἀλλ’ ἄχρι τῆσ τῶν τειχῶν ἦλθον καθαιρέσεωσ, ἡ πόλισ δ’ ἅπαντασ Πελοποννησίουσ κατὰ τοὺσ ἄνω χρόνουσ νενικηκυῖα, ὡσ ἐκομίσατο τὴν Εὔβοιαν, οὐ προῆλθε περαιτέρω, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἃ τῷ πολέμῳ προειλήφει, καὶ ταῦτ’ ἀπέδωκεν ἑκοῦσα, Μέγαρα, Νίσαιαν, Τροιζῆνα, Ἀχαί̈αν, Πηγάσ. (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 79:11)
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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