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.
- μάχησ δὲ γενομένησ ἀμφοτέρωθεν καρτερᾶσ καὶ ὅσον οὔπω τῶν Τιβεριέων νικώντων, πεφεύγεισαν γὰρ οἱ παρ’ ἡμῶν ὁπλῖται, τὸ γινόμενον ἰδὼν καὶ τοὺσ μετ’ ἐμαυτοῦ παρακαλέσασ νικῶντασ ἤδη τοὺσ Τιβεριεῖσ εἰσ τὴν πόλιν συνεδίωξα. (Flavius Josephus, 390:1)
- τὴν δὲ δωδεκάτην τοῦ Σκιρροφοριῶνοσ ἱερωτέραν ἐποίησεν ὁ Μαντινειακὸσ ἀγών, ἀπὸ τῶν ἄλλων συμμάχων ἐκβιασθέντων καὶ τραπέντων, μόνοι τὸ καθ’ ἑαυτοὺσ νικήσαντεσ ἔστησαν τρόπαιον ἀπὸ τῶν νικώντων πολεμίων. (Plutarch, De gloria Atheniensium, section 7 4:5)
- ἐπεὶ δὲ πολὺσ ἦν λόγοσ τῶν Ἑλλήνων καὶ φόβοσ ὡσ διωκόντων καὶ πάντα νικώντων καὶ κρατούντων, ἔδοξε πλείονασ πέμψαι τοὺσ κατοψομένουσ· (Plutarch, Artaxerxes, chapter 12 2:2)
- τὴν δὲ δωδεκάτην τοῦ Σκιρροφοριῶνοσ ἱερωτέραν ἐποίησεν ὁ Μαντινειακὸσ ἀγών, ἐν ᾧ τῶν ἄλλων συμμάχων ἐκβιασθέντων καὶ τραπέντων, μόνοι τὸ καθ’ ἑαυτοὺσ νικήσαντεσ ἔστησαν τρόπαιον ἀπὸ τῶν νικώντων πολεμίων. (Plutarch, De gloria Atheniensium, section 7 14:2)
- ἀπ’ ἐκείνησ δὲ λέγεται τῆσ ἡμέρασ μήτε κεφαλὴν ἔτι κείρασθαι μήτε γένεια μήτε στέφανον ἐπιθέσθαι, πένθουσ δὲ καὶ κατηφείασ καὶ βαρύτητοσ ἐπὶ ταῖσ συμφοραῖσ τῆσ πατρίδοσ ἓν σχῆμα νικώντων ὁμοίωσ καὶ νικωμένων ἄχρι τελευτῆσ διαφυλάξαι. (Plutarch, Cato the Younger, chapter 53 1:1)
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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