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.
- πρῶτοσ δ̓ αὐτὸ Φιλιππίδησ ὁ ἡμεροδρομήσασ λέγεται ἀπὸ Μαραθῶνοσ ἀγγέλλων τὴν νίκην εἰπεῖν πρὸσ τοὺσ ἄρχοντασ καθημένουσ καὶ πεφροντικότασ ὑπὲρ τοῦ τέλουσ τῆσ μάχησ, Χαίρετε, νικῶμεν, καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν συναποθανεῖν τῇ ἀγγελίᾳ καὶ τῷ χαίρειν συνεκπνεῦσαι. (Lucian, Pro lapsu inter salutandum 6:1)
- ὧν ἕνεκα καὶ πρῶτον καὶ ὕστατον καὶ διὰ παντὸσ πᾶσαν πάντωσ προθυμίαν πειρᾶσθε ἔχειν, ὅπωσ μάλιστα μὲν ὑπερβαλεῖσθε καὶ ἡμᾶσ καὶ τοὺσ πρόσθεν εὐκλείᾳ, εἰ δὲ μή, ἴστε, ὡσ ἡμῖν, ἂν μὲν νικῶμεν ὑμᾶσ ἀρετῇ, ἡ νίκη αἰσχύνην φέρει, ἡ δὲ ἧττα, ἐὰν ἡττώμεθα, εὐδαιμονίαν. (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, De Demosthene, chapter 30 2:3)
- "χαῖρε, βασιλεῦ Ἀντίγονε, νικῶμεν Πτολεμαῖον ναυμαχίᾳ καὶ Κύπρον ἔχομεν καὶ στρατιώτασ αἰχμαλώτουσ μυρίουσ ἑξακισχιλίουσ ὀκτακοσίουσ. (Plutarch, Demetrius, chapter 17 5:1)
- εἰδῶμεν εἰ νικῶμεν, ἢ νικώμεθα· (Aeschylus, Libation Bearers, episode, anapests 2:19)
- εἰ δὲ μή, ἴστε ὡσ ἡμῖν, ἂν μὲν νικῶμεν ὑμᾶσ ἀρετῇ, ἡ νίκη αἰσχύνην φέρει, ἡ δὲ ἧττα, ἐὰν ἡττώμεθα, εὐδαιμονίαν. (Plato, Hippias Major, Hippias Minor, Ion, Menexenus, Cleitophon, Timaeus, Critias, Minos, Epinomis, 85:2)
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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