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.
- τούτουσ γὰρ ἔφη τοὺσ ἀνθρώπουσ πολὺ βελτίουσ γεγενῆσθαι καὶ τῷ πολέμῳ πολὺ νικήσειν τοῦτον ξύμβουλον ἔχοντασ. (Aristophanes, Acharnians, Parabasis, parabasis10)
- χάριν μὲν οὖν ἔχειν αὐτῶν ταῖσ προθυμίαισ ὡμολόγουν ἐγὼ καὶ νικήσειν αὐτῶν τὴν εὔνοιαν ἐπηγγελλόμην, παρεκάλουν δ’ ὅμωσ ἐπισχεῖν αὐτοὺσ ἀξιῶν καὶ συγγινώσκειν μοι δεόμενοσ προῃρημένῳ τὰσ ταραχὰσ χωρὶσ φόνων καταστέλλειν. (Flavius Josephus, 124:1)
- τοιγαροῦν οὕτωσ ἦσαν ἄνδρεσ σπουδαῖοι καὶ κοινῇ καὶ ἰδίᾳ οἱ τότε τὴν πόλιν οἰκοῦντεσ ὥστε τοῖσ ἀνδρειοτάτοισ Λακεδαιμονίοισ ἐν τοῖσ ἔμπροσθεν χρόνοισ πολεμοῦσι πρὸσ Μεσσηνίουσ ἀνεῖλεν ὁ θεόσ, παρ’ ἡμῶν ἡγεμόνα λαβεῖν καὶ νικήσειν τοὺσ ἐναντίουσ. (Lycurgus, Speeches, 142:1)
- ἐβόα γὰρ ἐν ταῖσ ἐκκλησίαισ μενεῖν τὸν πόλεμον ἄχρι οὗ Φαβίοισ χρῆται στρατηγοῖσ ἡ πόλισ, αὐτὸσ δὲ τῆσ αὐτῆσ ἡμέρασ ὄψεσθαί τε καὶ νικήσειν τοὺσ πολεμίουσ, ἅμα δὲ τούτοισ τοῖσ λόγοισ συνῆγε καὶ κατέγραφε δύναμιν τηλικαύτην, ἡλίκῃ πρὸσ οὐδένα πώποτε τῶν πολεμίων ἐχρήσαντο Ῥωμαῖοι. (Plutarch, Fabius Maximus, chapter 14 2:1)
- ὡσ δὲ Φιλόχοροσ ἱστόρηκε, τὸν ἀγῶνα τοῦ Μίνω συντελοῦντοσ, ἐπίδοξοσ ὢν ἅπαντασ πάλιν νικήσειν, ὁ Ταῦροσ ἐφθονεῖτο. (Plutarch, chapter 19 2:2)
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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