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.
- εἶτα, ὦ Σόλων, ἐπὶ τῷ ἀδήλῳ καὶ ἀμφιβόλῳ τῆσ νίκησ τοσοῦτοι πονοῦσι, καὶ ταῦτ’ εἰδότεσ ὅτι ὁ μὲν νικῶν εἷσ ἔσται πάντωσ, οἱ δὲ ἡττώμενοι πάμπολλοι, μάτην ἄθλιοι πληγάσ, οἱ δὲ καὶ τραύματα λαβόντεσ; (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 13:6)
- Λάχων Διὸσ μεγίστου λάχε φέρτατον πόδεσσι κῦδοσ ἐπ’ Ἀλφεοῦ προχοαῖσ[ι νικῶν, δι’ ὅσσα πάροιθεν ἀμπελοτρόφον Κέον ἀείσάν ποτ’ Ὀλυμπίᾳ πύξ τε καὶ στάδιον κρατεῦ‐ σαν] στεφάνοισ ἐθείρασ νεανίαι βρύοντεσ. (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 6 1:1)
- νικῶν δ’ ἔφεδρον παῖδ’ ἔχεισ τὸν Πηλέωσ, ὅσ σ’ οὐκ ἐάσει ναυσὶν ἐμβαλεῖν φλόγα, οὐδ’ ὧδ’ Ἀχαιούσ, ὡσ δοκεῖσ, ἀναρπάσαι. (Euripides, Rhesus, episode 1:21)
- οὐ γὰρ τὸ νικῶν τοῦτ’ ἐκέρδαινεν μόνον, ἀλλ’ ᾤχετ’ ἐσ τὸ κάμνον οἰκείου στρατοῦ. (Euripides, Suppliants, episode 1:17)
- νικῶν δ’ ἀπῆρα φόνια πειρατήρια. (Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris, episode, iambic 3:3)
Synonyms
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I conquer
-
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
-
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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