νεικέω
νεικέω, to quarrel
- quarrel, wrangle with one, μή μοι ὀπίσσω νεικείῃ Od. 17.189; ἔριδος πέρι θυμοβόροιο νεικεῦσʼ ἀλλήλῃσι quarrel one with another, Il. 20.254; ἐνείκεον εἵνεκα ποινῆς 18.498: c. acc. cogn., νείκεα . . νεικεῖν ἀλλήλοισιν ἐναντίον 20.252; νεικέσκομεν οἴω, we two alone strove with him, is prob. corrupt in Od. 11.512 (νικάσκομεν Aristarch.): abs. in part. νεικέων Hdt. 9.55.
- II trans., chide, rail at, upbraid, c. acc. pers., Il. 1.521, al.; Ἀγαμέμνονα ν. μύθῳ 2.224; αἰσχροῖς, ὀνειδείοις, χολωτοῖσιν ἐπέεσσιν, 3.38, 21.480, Od. 22.225, etc.; ὃς νείκεσσε θεάς . ., τὴν δʼ ᾔνησʼ [Paris] insulted the goddesses (Hera and Athena), but praised the other (Aphrodite), Il. 24.29.—Ep. Verb, used twice by Hdt., 8.125, 9.55; not in Att.: in later Prose, LXX Pr. 10.12, al.
1. twisten, ruziën:
2. verwijten, uitschelden, met acc.:
[νεῖκος.]
Also νεικείω (νεικεσίω, fr. νεικεσ-, νεῖκος).
3 pl. νεικεῦσι Il. 20.254.
3 sing. pa. iterative νεικείεσκε Il. 2.221, Il. 4.241.
3 pl. -ον Il. 19.86.
Fut. νεικέσω Il. 10.115.
2 sing. aor. ἐνείκεσας Il. 3.59, Il. 6.333.
3 sing. νείκεσε Il. 5.471, Il. 10.158, Il. 21.470, 480 : Od. 8.158, 239, Od. 17.239. νείκεσσε Il. 3.38, Il. 4.336, 368, Il. 6.325, Il. 7.161, Il. 24.29 : Od. 17.215, 374, Od. 22.225.
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To quarrel, contend, dispute : εἵνεκα ποινῆς Il. 18.498.
To set quarrel abroach, create a disturbance : ὄφρα μὴ νεικείῃσι πατήρ Il. 1.579.
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To use words of reproach, speak in blame : ὣς νείκεσσʼ ὁ γέρων Il. 7.161.
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With dat., to throw reviling words at, throw blame upon, revile, abuse, reproach : μή μοι ὀπίσσω νεικείῃ Od. 17.189. Cf. Il. 20.252, 254.
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To revile, abuse, reproach, use despiteful language to, blame : μήτε μʼ αἴνεε μήτε νείκει Il. 10.249. Cf. Il. 1.521, Il. 2.221, Il. 3.59, Il. 12.268, Il. 21.470, Il. 24.29 (flouted, humiliated), etc.: Od. 7.303, Od. 8.158, Od. 12.392, Od. 18.9, Od. 19.108, etc.
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- Ito quarrel or wrangle with one, c. dat., Il.:—absol., Hom.; part. νεικέων, obstinately, Hdt.
- IItrans. to rail at, abuse, upbraid, revile, c. acc. pers., Hom.