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.
- καὶ τὰ μὲν ἄλλα θέαν καὶ σπουδὴν εἰωθυῖαν παρεῖχε, τὸ δὲ νικῆσαν τέθριππον ὁ μὲν ἡνίοχοσ ἐξήλαυνε τοῦ ἱπποδρόμου σχέδην ἐστεφανωμένοσ, οἱ δὲ ἵπποι πτοηθέντεσ ἀπ’ οὐδεμιᾶσ ἐμφανοῦσ προφάσεωσ, ἀλλὰ κατά τι δαιμόνιον ἢ τύχην ἱέντο παντὶ τάχει πρὸσ τὴν Ῥωμαίων πόλιν, ἔχοντεσ τὸν ἡνίοχον, ὡσ οὐδὲν ἦν ἔργον αὐτοῦ κατατείνοντοσ οὐδὲ παρηγοροῦντοσ, ἀλλ’ ἡρ́παστο, δόντα τῇ ῥύμῃ καὶ φερόμενον, ἄχρι οὗ τῷ Καπιτωλίῳ προσμίξαντεσ ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἐνταῦθα παρὰ τὴν πύλην ἣν νῦν Ῥατουμέναν καλοῦσι. (Plutarch, Publicola, chapter 13 3:3)
- βούλομαι δ’ ὑμῖν τὸ ψήφισμ’ αὔτ’ ἀναγνῶναι τὸ νικῆσαν, ἵν’ ἴδηθ’ ὅτι πάντα συνταξάμενοι καὶ οὐδὲν ἀπὸ ταὐτομάτου τούτων ἔπραττον. (Demosthenes, Speeches 21-30, 33:1)
- ἐν ἐκείνοισ μέντοι τοῖσ καιροῖσ ἔργα λόγων ἡττήθη ‐ λέγω δὲ τὰ τῶν ἄλλων ἔργα λόγων τῶν παρ’ ὑμῖν ‐ καὶ ψήφισμα τροπαίου κρεῖττον εἰσ μνήμην ἐνίκησεν ἅμα λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ νικῆσαν. (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 32:2)
- ὧν ἃ μὲν ἐν τοῖσ εἰρημένοισ ἐστὶ παραλείπω, ἓν δ’ ὡσπερεὶ δείγματοσ χάριν ἔστω μοι κατὰ παντὸσ τοῦ περὶ ταῦτα λόγου, τὸ κατ’ Ἀρθμίου τοῦ Ζελείτου νικῆσαν· (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 100:10)
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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