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.
- Νικηθέντοσ οὖν, ὡσ ἔφαμεν, τοῦ Κεστίου, τῶν Ιἑροσολυμιτῶν οἱ πρῶτοι θεασάμενοι τοὺσ μὲν λῃστὰσ ἅμα τοῖσ νεωτερισταῖσ εὐπορουμένουσ ὅπλων, δείσαντεσ δ’ αὐτοὶ μὴ ἄνοπλοι καθεστηκότεσ ὑποχείριοι γένωνται τοῖσ ἐχθροῖσ, ὃ καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα συνέβη, καὶ πυθόμενοι τὴν Γαλιλαίαν οὔπω πᾶσαν Ῥωμαίων ἀφεστάναι, μέροσ δ’ αὐτῆσ ἠρεμεῖν ἔτι, πέμπουσιν ἐμὲ καὶ δύο ἄλλουσ τῶν ἱερέων καλοὺσ κἀγαθοὺσ ἄνδρασ, Ιὤζαρον καὶ Ιοὔδαν, πείσοντασ τοὺσ πονηροὺσ καταθέσθαι τὰ ὅπλα καὶ διδάξοντασ, ὡσ ἔστιν ἄμεινον τοῖσ κρατίστοισ τοῦ ἔθνουσ αὐτὰ τηρεῖσθαι. (Flavius Josephus, 35:1)
- "ἥτισ ὑπὸ Γαλατῶν Σελεύκου νικηθέντοσ καὶ μόλισ ἐκ τῆσ φυγῆσ διασωθέντοσ αὐτὴ μεταμφιεσαμένη τὴν βασιλικὴν ἐσθῆτα καὶ ῥάκια λαβοῦσα θεραπαινίδοσ τῆσ τυχούσησ συλληφθεῖσα ἀπήχθη μετὰ τῶν ἄλλων αἰχμαλώτων καὶ πραθεῖσα ὁμοίωσ ταῖσ ἑαυτῆσ θεραπαινίσιν ἦλθεν εἰσ Ῥόδον· (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 13, book 13, chapter 64 4:2)
- ὡσ τοῦ Σκόπα νικηθέντοσ ὑπ’ Ἀντιόχου τὴν μὲν Βατανέαν καὶ Σαμάρειαν καὶ Ἄβιλα καὶ Γάδαρα παρέλαβεν Ἀντίοχοσ, μετ’ ὀλίγον δὲ προσεχώρησαν αὐτῷ καὶ τῶν Ιοὐδαίων οἱ περὶ τὸ ἱερὸν τὸ προσαγορευόμενον Ιἑροσόλυμα κατοικοῦντεσ, ὑπὲρ οὗ καὶ πλείω λέγειν ἔχοντεσ καὶ μάλιστα περὶ τῆσ γενομένησ περὶ τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπιφανείασ, εἰσ ἕτερον καιρὸν ὑπερθησόμεθα τὴν διήγησιν. (Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae, Book 12 158:1)
- τοῦ Σκόπα νικηθέντοσ ὑπ’ Ἀντιόχου τὴν μὲν Βατανέαν καὶ Σαμάρειαν καὶ Ἄβιλα καὶ Γάδαρα παρέλαβεν Ἀντίοχοσ· (Polybius, Histories, book 16, vii. res asiae 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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