νεῖκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neyk- (“to attack, start vehemently”), cognate with Lithuanian ap-nìkti (“to attack”), su-nìkti (“to attack”), Latvian nikns (“bad, grim, vehement”), Albanian nis, and possibly Russian в-никнуть (v-niknutʹ), про-никнуть (pro-niknutʹ). Or else Pre-Greek . See also νίκη (níkē).

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Noun

νεῖκος • (neîkos) n (genitive νείκους); third declension

  1. quarrel, wrangle, strife
  2. strife of words, railing, abuse, taunt, reproach
  3. strife of law, dispute before a judge
  4. battle, fight

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