ἐπικρατέω (epikrateō)
epikrateō
to prevail
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1. to rule over , with dative, (Homer): absolute to have or hold power , (Odyssey by Homer)
2. to prevail in battle, be victorious, conquer , (Iliad by Homer)
3. with genitive to prevail over, get the mastery of an enemy, (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;also to become master of , Lat. potiri, τῆς θαλάσσης, τῶν Ἑλλήνων (Herdotus Historicus), etc.
4. generally, to be superior , τῷ ναυτικῷ (Thucydides); κατὰ θάλασσαν (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
2. to prevail in battle, be victorious, conquer , (Iliad by Homer)
3. with genitive to prevail over, get the mastery of an enemy, (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;also to become master of , Lat. potiri, τῆς θαλάσσης, τῶν Ἑλλήνων (Herdotus Historicus), etc.
4. generally, to be superior , τῷ ναυτικῷ (Thucydides); κατὰ θάλασσαν (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)