c. inf., ejnivka mh; ejklipei`n th;n povlin it was carried not to leave the city, Hdt.; ejnivkhse loimo;n eijrh`sqai it was the general opinion that loimov" was the word, Thuc.
3.
as law-term,
n. th;n divkhn
to win
ones cause, Eur., Ar.
II.
c. acc. pers.
to conquer, vanquish,
Hom., etc.;
mh; fu`nai to;n a{panta nika`/ lovgon
not to be born is best, Soph.;
nivkh" nika`n tina
to win
victory over one, Od.
2. generally of passions, etc., to conquer, to overpower, Il.; barei`an hJdonh;n nika`tev me ye force me to grant you pleasure against my will, Soph.; c. inf., mhdÆ hJ biva se nikhsavtw misei`n let not force prevail on thee to hate, Id.
3. Pass., nika`sqaiv tino" , like hJtta`sqai , to be inferior to, give way, yield to, Id., Eur.; h]n tou`to nikhqh`/" ejmou` Ar.
nivkh
nivkh , poët. 3 sing. impf. of nivkhmi .
nivkh, NI vKH
NI vKH »i<Eth>1/4, hJ , victory in battle, Il., etc.; in the games, Pind., etc.:—c. gen. subjecti, nivkh faivnetai Menelavou plainly belongs to Menelaus, Il.; but c. gen. objecti, nivkh ajntipavlwn victory over opponents, Ar.
2.
generally,
the upper hand, ascendancy,
nivkhn diaswvzesqai
to keep the
fruits of victory,
Xen.
II.
as prop. n.
NikeŒ,
the goddess of victory, Hes. Hence
nikhvei"
nikhvei"
ni<Eth>khvei" , Dor. nikavei" , essa, en , victorious, Anth.
nivkhma
nivkhma »i<Eth>1/4, ato", tov , ( nikavw ) victory, Polyb.
nivkhmi
nivkhmi , Aeol. for nikavw , Theocr.; poët. 3 sing. impf. nivkh , Pind., Theocr.
nikhsevmen
ni<Eth>khsevmen , Ep. fut. inf. of nikavw .
nikhtevon
ni<Eth>khtevon , verb. Adj. of nikavw , one must conquer, Eur.
nikhthvrio"
ni<Eth>khthvrio" , a, on , ( nikavw ) belonging to a conqueror or to victory; n. fivlhma a kiss as the conquerors reward, Xen.
II.
as Subst.,
nikhthvrion
(sc.
a\qlon
)
, tov
,
the prize of victory,
Ar., Xen.; mostly in pl., Eur., Plat.
2.
nikhthvria
(sc.
iJerav
)
, tav
,
the festival of victory,
Xen.
nikhtikov"
ni<Eth>khtikov" , hv, ovn , ( nikavw ) likely to conquer, conducing to victory, Xen.; to; nikhtikwvtaton the most likely way to conquer, Plut.
nikhforevw
ni<Eth>khforevw , f. hvsw , to carry off as a prize, davkrua n . to win naught but tears, Eur.; and nikhforiva