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.
- ἐπιπλομένων δ’ ἐνιαυτῶν Γαίησ ἐννεσίῃσι πολυφραδέεσσι δολωθεὶσ ὃν γόνον ἄψ ἀνέηκε μέγασ Κρόνοσ ἀγκυλομήτησ νικηθεὶσ τέχνῃσι βίηφί τε παιδὸσ ἑοῖο. (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 46:2)
- εἰ γὰρ αὐτὸσ ἐσκόπει βασιλεύσ ὅπου τάξασ τοὺσ Ἕλληνασ ἀβλαβεστάτοισ χρήσεται πολεμίοισ, οὐκ ἂν ἑτέραν ἐξεῦρεν ἢ Τὴν ἀπωτάτω χώραν ἑαυτοῦ καὶ τῶν περὶ ἑαυτόν, ἀφ’ ἧσ οὔτε νικηθεὶσ αὐτὸσ ᾔσθετο καὶ Κῦροσ ἔφθη κατακοπεὶσ ἢ χρησάμενόσ τι τῇ Κλεάρχου νίκῃ. (Plutarch, Artaxerxes, chapter 8 6:1)
- κλαίει ὁ νικηθείσ, ὁ δὲ νικήσασ ἀπόλωλε. (Plutarch, Demosthenes, chapter 19 1:2)
- κλαίει ὁ νικηθείσ, ὁ δὲ νικήσασ ἀπόλωλεν. (Plutarch, Demosthenes, chapter 21 3:4)
- ὁ δὲ οὐδέν τι πρὸσ τὴν συμφορὰν ἐνδοὺσ ἐκέλευσε μὴ κατηγορεῖν ὧν οὐδείσ ἐστι δικαστήσ, ἀλλὰ νικῶντα πράττειν ἅπερ ἂν νικηθεὶσ ἔπασχεν· (Plutarch, , chapter 13 2:1)
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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