νικάω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • νῑκέω (nīkéō) Ionic
  • νῑ́κημι (nī́kēmi) Aeolic

Etymology

From νίκη (níkē) + -άω (-áō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

νῑκάω (nīkáō)

  1. (intransitive) to win, be the winner, conquer
    1. to prevail, be superior
    2. (of opinions) to prevail
    3. (rare) to succeed [+infinitive = at doing]
      • Psalm.Solom 4.13
    4. (law) I win my cause [+accusative = the cause]
  2. (transitive) to conquer, vanquish, beat
    1. (law, rare) to win (one's case) against
    2. I overpower

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀντῐνῑκάω (antinīkáō)
  • ἀπονῑκάω (aponīkáō)
  • ἐκνῑκάω (eknīkáō)
  • κᾰτᾰνῑκάω (katanīkáō)
  • πᾰρᾰνῑκάω (paranīkáō)
  • προνῑκάω (pronīkáō)
  • προσνῑκάω (prosnīkáō)
  • σῠννῑκάω (sunnīkáō)
  • ὑπερνῑκάω (hupernīkáō)
  • ἀνῑ́κητος (anī́kētos)
  • νῑκήεις (nīkḗeis)
  • νῑ́κημᾰ (nī́kēma)
  • νῑκητέον (nīkētéon)
  • νῑκητήρ (nīkētḗr)
  • νῑκητήρῐος (nīkētḗrios)
  • νῑκητής (nīkētḗs)
  • νῑκητῐκός (nīkētikós)
  • νῑκήτωρ (nīkḗtōr)

References


Greek

Verb

νικάω (nikáo) (simple past νίκησα, passive νικιέμαι)

  1. Alternative form of νικώ (nikó)

Conjugation

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