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.
- τοῖσ δ’ ὀλβίοισ γε καὶ τὸ νικᾶσθαι πρέπει. (Aeschylus, Agamemnon, episode, anapests 9:22)
- ὄλβιοσ ὁ γράψασ σε, καὶ ὄλβιοσ οὗτοσ ὁ κάλλει τῷ σῷ νικᾶσθαι κηρὸσ ἐπιστάμενοσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 12, chapter 1901)
- μέμνηται γάρ, ὅτι τὸ χεῖρον ἀνάγκη νικᾶσθαι ὑπὸ τοῦ κρείττονοσ, ὅπου χεῖρόν ἐστιν, τὸ δὲ σωμάτιον τῶν πολλῶν χεῖρον, τὸ ἀσθενέστερον τῶν ἰσχυροτέρων. (Epictetus, Works, book 3, 101:1)
- Ζητῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν οὐ ζητήσεισ τὸ ἐκ παντὸσ τρόπου νικᾶν καὶ εὑρὼν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἕξεισ τὸ μὴ νικᾶσθαι. (Epictetus, Works, gnomologium epicteteum e( stobaei libris 3-4) 29:1)
- ὥστ’ ἐν τούτῳ μόνῳ νικᾶται ἐν ᾧ τὸ νικᾶν λυπεῖ καὶ οὗ τὸ νικᾶσθαι λυσιτελέστερον. (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 10:1)
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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