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.
- τί δῆτ’ ἐρεῖσ, ἢν τοῦτο νικηθῇσ ἐμοῦ; (Aristophanes, Clouds, Agon, antipnigos2)
- τοῦτο δέ, ἢν νικηθῇσ, μάθε ὅσα ἀγαθὰ ἀποβαλέεισ· (Herodotus, The Histories, book 1, chapter 71 4:3)
- καὶ νῦν μὴ πρὸσ τὸ ἡμέτερον ἀφορῶν μηδὲ τὸ κακούργημα σκοπῶν, ἀλλὰ πρὸσ τὴν σαυτοῦ φύσιν καὶ τὴν ἀρετὴν σύμβουλον ποιησάμενοσ ἀντὶ τῆσ ὀργῆσ, ἣν οἱ τἆλλα μικροὶ πρὸσ ἰσχύοσ λαμβάνουσιν οὐκ ἐν τοῖσ μεγάλοισ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖσ τυχοῦσιν αὐτῇ χρώμενοι, γενοῦ πρὸσ αὐτὴν μεγαλόφρων καὶ μὴ νικηθῇσ ὑπ’ αὐτῆσ, ὥστε ἀποκτεῖναι τοὺσ οὐδ’ αὐτοὺσ ὡσ ἰδίασ ἔτι τῆσ σωτηρίασ ἀντιποιουμένουσ, ἀλλὰ παρὰ σοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτὴν ἀξιοῦντασ. (Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae, Book 2 177:1)
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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