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.
- ἐκεῖνον δ’ εἶναι τὸν ἑαλωκότα καὶ νενικημένον ἃ γὰρ ἠρνεῖτο πράττων κατὰ τῆσ πατρίδοσ πάλαι, νῦν ἐξηλέγχθαι καὶ πεφωρᾶσθαι. (Plutarch, Cato the Younger, chapter 64 5:2)
- τότε δέ, ὡσ ἐοίκεν, ἀπιὼν ἔφη τοὺσ μὲν κριτὰσ ἐπαινεῖν, αὐτὸσ μέντοι μέροσ ἂν ἡδέωσ προέσθαι τῆσ βασιλείασ ἐπὶ τῷ μὴ Θεσσαλὸν ἰδεῖν νενικημένον. (Plutarch, Alexander, chapter 29 2:2)
- ἔτι δὲ καὶ τὸ ναυτικὸν τοῖσ Συρακουσίοισ οὐκ ἀπὸ κράτουσ ἐφαίνετο νενικημένον, ἀλλ’ ἀταξίᾳ περὶ τὴν δίωξιν. (Plutarch, , chapter 20 3:2)
- καὶ μίαν μὲν οὕτω φορὰν ἐνεγκεῖν, τὴν δὲ δευτέραν ἤδη μεμετρημένοισ καὶ μέλλουσιν αἴρεσθαι νενικημένον Ἀντώνιον ἀγγελῆναι, καὶ τοῦτο διασῶσαι τὴν πόλιν· (Plutarch, Antony, chapter 68 5:1)
- οὐ γὰρ κατὰ κακουργίαν αὐτῷ τὴν Λείαν παρασχεῖν, ἀλλ’ ὑφ’ ἑτέρου μείζονοσ νενικημένον. (Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae, Book 1 395:2)
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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