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.
- ταῦτα οἱ Ἰνδοὶ καὶ ὁ βασιλεῦσ αὐτῶν ἀκούοντεσ ἐγέλων, ὡσ τὸ εἰκόσ, καὶ οὐδ’ ἀντεπεξάγειν ἢ παρατάττεσθαι ἠξίουν, ἀλλ’ εἴπερ ἄρα, τὰσ γυναῖκασ ἐπαφήσειν αὐτοῖσ, εἰ πλησίον γένοιντο, σφίσι δὲ καὶ νικᾶν αἰσχρὸν ἐδόκει καὶ φονεύειν γύναια μεμηνότα καὶ θηλυμίτρην ἄρχοντα καὶ μεθύον σμικρὸν γερόντιον καὶ ἡμίτραγον στρατιώτην ἄλλον καὶ γυμνήτασ ὀρχηστάσ, πάντασ γελοίουσ. (Lucian, (no name) 3:1)
- ἐπεὶ εἲ τίσ γε τἀληθῆ κατηγοροῦντι ἑαυτῷ συνεπίσταται, οὗτοσ, οἶμαι, καὶ εἰσ τὸ φανερὸν ἐλέγχει καὶ διευθύνει καὶ ἀντεξετάζει τῷ λόγῳ, ὥσπερ οὐδεὶσ ἂν ἐκ τοῦ προφανοῦσ νικᾶν δυνάμενοσ ἐνέδρᾳ ποτὲ καὶ ἀπάτῃ χρήσαιτο κατὰ τῶν πολεμίων. (Lucian, Calumniae non temere credundum, (no name) 9:2)
- νῦν δὲ καὶ ἀπὸ τούτων εἰκάζειν παρέχοιεν ἄν σοι, ὁποῖοι ἐν πολέμοισ ὑπὲρ πατρίδοσ καὶ παίδων καὶ γυναικῶν καὶ ἱερῶν γένοιντ’ ἂν ὅπλα ἔχοντεσ οἱ κοτίνου πέρι καὶ μήλων γυμνοὶ τοσαύτην προθυμίαν εἰσ τὸ νικᾶν εἰσφερόμενοι. (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 36:10)
- ἄ[ϊξεν ἁ] σεμνοδότειρα Φήμα ἐσ Κέον ἱεράν, χαριτώ‐ νυμον φέρουσ’ ἀγγελίαν, ὅτι μ[άχ]ασ θρασύχειροσ Ἀρ‐ γεῖοσ ἄρατο νίκαν· (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 2 1:1)
- ῥιπᾷ γὰρ ἴσοσ βορέα ὃν κυβερνήταν φυλάσσων ἱέται νεόκροτον νίκαν Ιἕρωνι φιλοξείνῳ τιτύσκων. (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 5 4:3)
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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