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.
- ἄρτι δὲ τῆσ ἀνατολῆσ διαδεχομένησ προσέβαλον ἑκάτεροι, οἱ μὲν ἔγγυον ἔχοντεσ εὐημερίασ καὶ νίκησ μετ̓ ἀρετῆσ τὴν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον καταφυγήν, οἱ δὲ καθηγεμόνα τῶν ἀγώνων ταττόμενοι τὸν θυμόν. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 10:28)
- ἡμεῖσ δὲ τῇ τούτων ἀνοίᾳ συμπεριενεχθέντεσ καὶ μετὰ νίκησ διακομισθέντεσ καὶ εἰσ τὴν Αἴγυπτον τοῖσ πᾶσιν ἔθνεσι φιλανθρώπωσ ἀπαντήσαντεσ καθὼσ ἔπρεπεν ἐποιήσαμεν. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees III 3:20)
- κατ’ οὐδένα τρόπον μετέτρεψε τοὺσ τῆσ εὐσεβείασ οἴακασ, ἕωσ οὗ ἔπλευσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τῆσ ἀθανάτου νίκησ λιμένα. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 7:3)
- τῶν περὶ θάνατον, καὶ τὸ εὐθαρσῆ ἐν τοῖσ δεινοῖσ, καὶ τὸ εὔτολμον πρὸσ τοὺσ κινδύνουσ, καὶ τὸ μᾶλλον αἱρεῖσθαι τεθνάναι καλῶσ ἢ αἰσχρῶσ σωθῆναι, καὶ τὸ νίκησ αἴτιον εἶναι. (Aristotle, Virtues and Vices 17:1)
- εἴξατέ μοι πολέμοιο συνήθεεσ, εἴξατε νίκησ. (Colluthus, Rape of Helen, book 193)
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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