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.
- πᾶσ γάρ τισ ἐρεῖ νικῶντοσ ἐμοῦ κἀπὶ τραπέζῃ καὶ ξυμποσίοισ, φέρε τῷ φαλακρῷ, δὸσ τῷ φαλακρῷ τῶν τρωγαλίων, καὶ μἀφαίρει γενναιοτάτου τῶν ποιητῶν ἀνδρὸσ τὸ μέτωπον ἔχοντοσ. (Aristophanes, Peace, Parabasis, pnigos3)
- "ὦ πάτερ, ἐμοὶ τὸ σχῆμα καί τὴν ὄψιν οὐχ ὁ Κλεομβρότου περιτέθεικεν ἔλεοσ, ἀλλ’ ἀπὸ τῶν σῶν κακῶν καί τῆσ σῆσ φυγῆσ μεμένηκέ μοι σύντροφον καί σύνοικον τὸ πένθοσ, πότερον οὖν δεῖ με σοῦ βασιλεύοντοσ ἐν Σπάρτῃ καί νικῶντοσ ἐγκαταβιῶναι ταύταισ ταῖσ συμφοραῖσ, ἢ λαβεῖν ἐσθῆτα λαμπρὰν καί βασιλικήν, ἐπιδοῦσαν ὑπὸ σοῦ τὸν παρθένιον ἄνδρα φονευόμενον; (Plutarch, Agis, chapter 17 2:1)
- θάλλοντοσ ἀνδρῶν ὡσ ὅτε συμποσίου δεύτερον κρητῆρα Μοισαίων μελέων κίρναμεν Λάμπωνοσ εὐάθλου γενεᾶσ ὕπερ, ἐν Νεμέᾳ μὲν πρῶτον, ὦ Ζεῦ, τίν γ’ ἀώτον δεξάμενοι στεφάνων, νῦν αὖτε Ἰσθμοῦ δεσπότᾳ Νηρεί̈δεσσί τε πεντήκοντα, παίδων ὁπλοτάτου Φυλακίδα νικῶντοσ. (Pindar, Odes, isthmian odes, isthmian 6 1:1)
- φανέντοσ δέ γε ἄλλου τρίτου κρείττονοσ τούτοιν ἑκατέρου, μυρίῳ γ’ αὖ νοῦσ ἡδονῆσ οἰκειότερον καὶ προσφυέστερον πέφανται νῦν τῇ τοῦ νικῶντοσ ἰδέᾳ. (Plato, Parmenides, Philebus, Symposium, Phaedrus, 338:6)
- ψευδὴσ δὲ καὶ ἡ τοῦ Αἰάντοσ καὶ τοῦ Ἕκτοροσ μονομαχία καὶ πάνυ εὐήθησ ἡ διάλυσισ, πάλιν ἐκεῖ τοῦ Αἰάντοσ νικῶντοσ, πέρασ δὲ οὐδέν, καὶ δῶρα δόντων ἀλλήλοισ ὥσπερ φίλων. (Dio, Chrysostom, Orationes, 103:1)
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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