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.
- σὺ δὲ οἰσυΐνην ἀσπίδα ἔχων, εὐσταλὴσ καὶ κοῦφοσ εἰσ σωτηρίαν, ἕτοιμοσ ἑστιᾶσθαι τὰ ἐπινίκια, ἐπειδὰν θύῃ ὁ στρατηγὸσ νενικηκώσ. (Lucian, Gallus, (no name) 21:5)
- ἅμα γοῦν ἔπεσεν ἡ ὕσπληγξ, κἀγὼ ἤδη ἀνακηρύττομαι νενικηκώσ, ὑπερπηδήσασ τὸ στάδιον οὐδὲ ἰδόντων ἐνίοτε τῶν θεατῶν. (Lucian, Timon, (no name) 20:5)
- μάτην γὰρ ἂν εἰήν καὶ νενικηκὼσ Ὀλύμπια πὺξ καὶ πάλην. (Lucian, Timon, (no name) 52:11)
- ὃ δ’, ὡσ κρατῶν δὴ καὶ νενικηκὼσ μάχῃ, ξίφοσ δικὼν ἐσ γαῖαν ἐσκύλευέ νιν τὸν νοῦν πρὸσ αὑτὸν οὐκ ἔχων, ἐκεῖσε δέ. (Euripides, Phoenissae, episode, lyric 4:5)
- ἐκ δὲ παρατάξεωσ Φάβιοσ οὐ φαίνεται μάχῃ νενικηκώσ πλὴν ἀφ’ ἧσ τὸν πρότερον εἰσήλασε θρίαμβον, Περικλῆσ δ’ ἐννέα τρόπαια κατὰ γῆν καὶ κατὰ θάλατταν ἔστησεν ἀπὸ τῶν πολεμίων, οὐ μὴν λέγεται τοιαύτη πρᾶξισ Περικλέουσ, οἱάν ἔπραξε Φάβιοσ Μινούκιον ἐξαρπάσασ Ἀννίβου καὶ διασώσασ ἐντελὲσ στρατόπεδον Ῥωμαίων· (Plutarch, Comparison of Pericles and Fabius Maximus, chapter 2 1:3)
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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