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.
- μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα καταλαβόντων τῶν ἀπὸ Φυλῆσ τὴν Μουνιχίαν, καὶ νικησάντων μάχῃ τοὺσ μετὰ τῶν τριάκοντα βοηθήσαντασ, ἐπαναχωρήσαντεσ μετὰ τὸν κίνδυνον οἱ ἐκ τοῦ ἄστεωσ, καὶ συναθροισθέντεσ εἰσ τὴν ἀγορὰν τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ τοὺσ μὲν τριάκοντα κατέλυσαν, αἱροῦνται δὲ δέκα τῶν πολιτῶν αὐτοκράτορασ ἐπὶ τὴν τοῦ πολέμου κατάλυσιν. (Aristotle, Athenian Constitution, work Ath. Pol., chapter 38 1:1)
- ἀργεῖν καὶ Λακεδαιμονίων ὑπὲρ Θυρεάτιδοσ χώρασ πολεμούντων, οἱ Ἀμφικτύονεσ ἔκριναν πολεμῆσαι τριακοσίουσ ἑκατέρων καὶ τῶν νικησάντων εἶναι τὴν χώραν. (Plutarch, Parallela minora, section 31)
- ἀργεῖν καὶ Λακεδαιμονίων ὑπὲρ Θυρεάτιδοσ χώρασ πολεμούντων, οἱ Ἀμφικτύονεσ ἔκριναν πολεμῆσαι ἑκατέρουσ καὶ τῶν νικησάντων εἶναι τὴν χώραν. (Plutarch, Parallela minora, section 31)
- οἱ δὲ σοὶ πατέρεσ τοσούτων ἦσαν κύριοι χρημάτων, ὥσθ’ ἑκατέρου τρίπουσ ἀνάκειται, νικησάντων αὐτῶν Διονύσια χορηγούντων. (Demosthenes, Speeches 41-50, 27:2)
- ὁ δὲ Ὀφέλλασ τῇ πάλαι βεβουλευμένῃ κρίσει προστεθείσησ τῆσ γενομένησ ἐλπίδοσ ἀσμένωσ ὑπήκουσε καὶ πρὸσ μὲν Ἀθηναίουσ περὶ συμμαχίασ διεπέμπετο, γεγαμηκὼσ Εὐθυδίκην τὴν Μιλτιάδου θυγατέρα τοῦ τὴν προσηγορίαν φέροντοσ εἰσ τὸν στρατηγήσαντα τῶν ἐν Μαραθῶνι νικησάντων. (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, Books XVIII-XX, book 20, chapter 40 5:1)
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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