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.
- ὁ τρίτοσ ἔγραψεν, ὑπερισχύουσιν αἱ γυναῖκεσ, ὑπὲρ δὲ πάντα νικᾷ ἡ ἀλήθεια. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 3:12)
- σεύον]το γὰρ σὺν ὑπερόχῳ τε Νίκᾳ σὺν Ἀγ]λαί̈ᾳ τε παρ’ εὐρυδίναν Ἀλφεόν, τόθι Δ]εινομένεοσ ἔθηκαν ὄλβιον [γόνον στεφάνω]ν κυρῆσαι. (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 3 2:1)
- Αὐτομήδει νῦν γε νικά‐ σαντί νιν δαίμων ἔδωκεν. (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 9 3:2)
- Νίκα [γλυκύδωρε, μεγίσταν σοὶ πατ[ὴρ ὤπασσε τιμὰν ὑψίζυγ[οσ Οὐρανιδᾶν ἐν πολυχρύσῳ δ’ Ὀλύμπῳ Ζηνὶ παρισταμένα κρίνεισ τέλοσ ἀθανάτοι‐ σίν τε καὶ θνατοῖσ ἀρετᾶσ. (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 11 1:1)
- ἐσ γὰρ ὀλβίαν ξείνοισί με πότνια Νίκα νᾶσον Αἰγίνασ ἀπάρχει ἐλθόντα κοσμῆσαι θεόδματον πόλιν· (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 12 1:2)
Synonyms
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I conquer
-
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
-
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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