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.
- ὁ δ’ Ἱππόνικοσ ἐπὶ μὲν Εὐθυδήμου ἄρχοντοσ στρατηγῶν παρατέτακται μετὰ Νικίου πρὸσ Ταναγραίουσ καὶ τοὺσ παραβοηθοῦντασ Βοιωτῶν καὶ τῇ μάχῃ νενίκηκε. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 5, book 5, chapter 592)
- οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ καὶ τούτῳ τὸν Πομπήϊον εἰσποιούσησ ἁμῶσ γέ πωσ τῷ κατορθώματι τῆσ τύχησ, πεντακισχίλιοι φεύγοντεσ ἐκ τῆσ μάχησ ἐνέπεσον εἰσ αὐτόν, οὓσ ἅπαντασ διαφθείρασ, ἔγραψε πρὸσ τὴν σύγκλητον ὑποφθάσασ ὡσ Κράσσοσ μὲν ἐκ παρατάξεωσ νενίκηκε τοὺσ μονομάχουσ, αὐτὸσ δὲ τὸν πόλεμον ἐκ ῥιζῶν παντάπασιν ἀνῄρηκε. (Plutarch, Pompey, chapter 21 2:1)
- οὐχ ὁρᾷσ ὅτι καὶ ὁσάκισ κεχορήγηκε πᾶσι τοῖσ χοροῖσ νενίκηκε; (Xenophon, Memorabilia, , chapter 4 4:3)
- πάντεσ γὰρ εἴσονται ὅτι τότε μὲν χιλίαισ δραχμαῖσ ἐζημιώσατε τὸν βουλόμενον τὴν ἡμετέραν γῆν δημοσίαν ποιῆσαι, νυνὶ δὲ κελεύων δημεῦσαι νενίκηκε, καὶ περὶ τούτων δὴ ἀμφοτέρων Ἀθηναῖοι, παρὰ νόμον φεύγοντοσ τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀνδρόσ, τἀναντία σφίσιν αὐτοῖσ ἐψηφίσαντο. (Lysias, Speeches, tou= Niki/ou a)de/lfou e)pi/logos> 19:1)
- ὥσπερ γὰρ ὁ ὠνούμενοσ νενίκηκε τὸν λαβόντα, ἐὰν πρίηται, οὕτωσ ὁ μὴ λαβὼν καὶ διαφθαρεὶσ νενίκηκε τὸν ὠνούμενον. (Demosthenes, Speeches 11-20, 354:4)
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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