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.
- μεγαλοψυχίασ δ’ ἐστὶ τὸ καλῶσ ἐνεγκεῖν καὶ εὐτυχίαν καὶ ἀτυχίαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ ἀτιμίαν, καὶ τὸ θαυμάζειν μήτε τρυφὴν μήτε θεραπείαν μήτε ἐξουσίαν μήτε τὰσ νίκασ τὰσ ἐναγωνίουσ, ἔχειν δέ τι βάθοσ τῆσ ψυχῆσ καὶ μέγεθοσ. (Aristotle, Virtues and Vices 25:1)
- ἢ τὸν Θεμιστοκλέα ἢ τὸν Μιλτιάδην, τοὺσ μετὰ τηλικαύτασ νίκασ ἐπὶ προδοσίᾳ τῆσ Ἑλλάδοσ ὑπόπτουσ γενομένουσ; (Lucian, Calumniae non temere credundum, (no name) 29:2)
- καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὅστισ ἀνήκοοσ ἦν τοῦ Ἡροδότου ονοματοσ, οἱ μὲν αὐτοὶ ἀκούσαντεσ ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ, οἱ δὲ τῶν ἐκ τῆσ πανηγύρεωσ ἡκόντων πυνθανόμενοι, καὶ εἰ πού γε φανείη μόνον, ἐδείκνυτο ἂν τῷ δακτύλῳ, Οὗτοσ ἐκεῖνοσ Ἡρόδοτόσ ἐστιν ὁ τὰσ μάχασ τὰσ Περσικὰσ Ιἀστὶ συγγεγραφώσ, ὁ τὰσ νίκασ ἡμῶν ὑμνήσασ. (Lucian, Herodotus 4:2)
- Ἡρόδοτοσ μὲν οὖν ‐ ἐπάνειμι γὰρ ἐπ̓ ἐκεῖνον ‐ ἱκανὴν τῶν Ὀλυμπίων τὴν πανήγυριν ἡγεῖτο καὶ συγγραφέα θαυμαστὸν δεῖξαι τοῖσ Ἕλλησι τὰσ Ἑλληνικὰσ νίκασ διεξιόντα, ὡσ ἐκεῖνοσ διεξῆλθεν. (Lucian, Herodotus 12:1)
- τὼσ νῦν καὶ ἐμοὶ μυρία πάντᾳ κέλευθοσ ὑμετέραν ἀρετὰν ὑμνεῖν, κυανοπλοκάμου θ’ ἕκατι Νίκασ χαλκεοστέρνου τ’ Ἄρηοσ, Δεινομένευσ ἀγέρω‐ χοι παῖδεσ· (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 5 3:1)
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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