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.
- Κρατῖνοσ δὲ ὁ τῆσ κωμῳδίασ ποιητὴσ ἑπτὰ ^ πρὸσ τοῖσ ἐνενήκοντα ἔτεσιν ἐβίωσε, καὶ πρὸσ τῷ τέλει τοῦ βίου διδάξασ τὴν Πυτίνην καὶ νικήσασ μετ’ οὐ πολὺ ἐτελεύτα. (Lucian, Macrobii, (no name) 25:1)
- ὃ δ’ οὐρανῷ ἐμβασιλεύει, αὐτὸσ ἔχων βροντὴν ἠδ’ αἰθαλόεντα κεραυνόν, κάρτει νικήσασ πατέρα Κρόνον· (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 9:6)
- νικήσασ δὲ βίῃ καὶ κάρτεϊ καλὸν ἀέθλον ῥεῖα φέρει χαίρων τε, τοκεῦσι δὲ κῦδοσ ὀπάζει. (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 42:16)
- καὶ νικήσασ αὖθισ ἐκεῖθεν πάλιν ὡσ ἡμᾶσ ἔλθοισ στεφάνοισ κατάπαστοσ. (Aristotle, Parabasis, prelude2)
- σὲ γάρ, ὃσ Μήδοισι διεξιφίσω περὶ τῆσ χώρασ Μαραθῶνι, καὶ νικήσασ ἡμῖν μεγάλωσ ἐγγλωττοτυπεῖν παρέδωκασ, ἐπὶ ταῖσι πέτραισ οὐ φροντίζει σκληρῶσ σε καθήμενον οὕτωσ, οὐχ ὥσπερ ἐγὼ ῥαψάμενόσ σοι τουτὶ φέρω. (Aristotle, Agon, Epirrheme11)
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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