νεῖκος

Ancient Greek

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).

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

quarrel, wrangle, strife
strife of words, railing, abuse, taunt, reproach
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.483
strife of law, dispute before a judge
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 12.440
battle, fight
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.444

Third declension of τὸ νεῖκος; τοῦ νείκους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ νεῖκος tò neîkos	τὼ νείκει tṑ neíkei	τᾰ̀ νείκη tà neíkē
Genitive	τοῦ νείκους toû neíkous	τοῖν νεικοῖν toîn neikoîn	τῶν νεικῶν tôn neikôn
Dative	τῷ νείκει tôi neíkei	τοῖν νεικοῖν toîn neikoîn	τοῖς νείκεσῐ / νείκεσῐν toîs neíkesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ νεῖκος tò neîkos	τὼ νείκει tṑ neíkei	τᾰ̀ νείκη tà neíkē
Vocative	νεῖκος neîkos	νείκει neíkei	νείκη neíkē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of νεῖκος; νείκεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	νεῖκος neîkos	νείκει / νείκεε neíkei / neíkee	νείκεᾰ neíkea
Genitive	νείκεος / νείκευς neíkeos / neíkeus	νεικοῖν neikoîn	νεικέων neikéōn
Dative	νείκει / νείκεῐ̈ neíkei / neíkeï	νεικοῖν neikoîn	νείκεσῐ / νείκεσῐν neíkesi(n)
Accusative	νεῖκος neîkos	νείκει / νείκεε neíkei / neíkee	νείκεᾰ neíkea
Vocative	νεῖκος neîkos	νείκει / νείκεε neíkei / neíkee	νείκεᾰ neíkea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.