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.
- Μᾶτρισ δ’ ἐν τῷ τοῦ ̔ Ἡρακλέουσ ἐγκωμίῳ καὶ εἰσ πολυποσίαν φησὶ τὸν Ἡρακλέα προκληθῆναι ὑπὸ τοῦ Λεπρέωσ, καὶ πάλιν νικηθῆναι. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 10, book 10, chapter 2 2:2)
- οἱ δὲ καὶ τῇ σκηνῇ τῇ βασιλικῇ πελάζοντεσ ηὔχοντο Ἀλεξάνδρῳ πολλὰ καὶ ἀγαθά, ὅτι πρὸσ σφῶν μόνων νικηθῆναι ἠνέσχετο. (Arrian, Anabasis, book 5, chapter 29 1:2)
- καὶ μετὰ τούτων πάντων ἔσθ’ ὅτε νικηθῆναι. (Epictetus, Works, book 3, 4:2)
- οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν Ὀλυμπίοισ νικηθῆναι μόνον καὶ ἐξελθεῖν, ἀλλὰ πρῶτον μὲν ὅλησ τῆσ οἰκουμένησ βλεπούσησ δεῖ ἀσχημονῆσαι, οὐχὶ Ἀθηναίων μόνον ἢ Λακεδαιμονίων ἢ Νικοπολιτῶν, εἶτα καὶ δέρεσθαι δεῖ τὸν εἰκῇ ἐξελθόντα, πρὸ δὲ τοῦ δαρῆναι διψῆσαι, καυματισθῆναι, πολλὴν ἁφὴν καταπιεῖν. (Epictetus, Works, book 3, 52:1)
- οὐδέποτ’ οὖν εἰσ τοῦτον καταβαίνει τὸν ἀγῶνα, ὅπου δύναται νικηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων εὐθὺσ ἐξίσταται, τῶν δούλων οὐκ ἀντιποιεῖται. (Epictetus, Works, book 3, 102:1)
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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