ἘΠΕΚΡΑΤΕΙ, ἐπεκρατει
EPEKRATEI, epekratei
Sounds Like: eh-peh-KRAH-tei
Translations: prevailed, was prevailing, gained control, was in control, was dominant
From the root: ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes a state of prevailing, gaining control, or being dominant. It is often used to indicate that something or someone had power or influence over a situation or another entity. For example, 'the water prevailed' or 'the younger generation gained control'. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΕΠΙ (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and the verb ΚΡΑΤΕΩ (krateo), meaning 'to be strong' or 'to rule'.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G1943 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΑ — I prevailed, I gained control, I overcame, I mastered
- ἘΠΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΝ — they prevailed, they gained control, they mastered, they overcame, they conquered, they held sway
- ἘΠΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΕΝ — prevailed, it prevailed, gained the upper hand, it gained the upper hand, became strong, it became strong, ruled, it ruled
- ἘΠΕΚΡΑΤΟΥΝ — they were prevailing, they were strong, they were ruling, they were powerful
- ἘΠΕΚΡΑΤΟΥΣΑΝ — they were prevailing, they prevailed, they were strong, they were dominant
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΘΗ — to prevail, to get the upper hand, to master, to overcome, to be strong
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΙ — prevails, rules over, masters, overcomes, dominates, is strong, is in power
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΤΑΙ — it prevails, it is strong, it is dominant, it is victorious, it is in power, it is in control
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΤΩ — let it rule, let it prevail, let it dominate, let it be strong, let it have power
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — having prevailed, having gained the upper hand, having become strong, having overcome, having mastered
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΣ — having gained control, having prevailed, having become master, having overcome, having conquered
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them prevail, let them rule, let them overcome, let them be strong over
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΕΙΝ — to prevail, to rule over, to be victorious, to gain the upper hand, to overcome, to master
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΟΝ — prevail, rule over, gain control, overcome, master
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΕΣ — prevailing, ruling, having power, being in control, those who prevail, those who rule
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΟΣ — prevailing, being in power, being dominant, being victorious, having control, being master
- ἘΠΙΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of prevailing, of being strong, of being in power, of having dominion, of ruling, of being master
- ΕΠΕΚΡΑΤΕΙ — he was prevailing, she was prevailing, it was prevailing, he prevailed, she prevailed, it prevailed, he was strong, she was strong, it was strong, he had power, she had power, it had power
- ΕΠΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΑ — I prevailed, I gained the mastery, I became strong, I ruled, I held fast
- ΕΠΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΝ — they prevailed, they gained the upper hand, they became strong, they held fast
- ΕΠΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΕΝ — prevailed, gained the upper hand, became strong, overcame
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΘΗ — prevailed, was strong, was master, was victorious, gained the upper hand, overcame
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΙ — prevails, rules, dominates, has power over, overcomes, is master of
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ — to prevail, to rule over, to have power over, to gain the mastery, to overcome, to be strong
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΩ — to prevail, to be strong, to be mighty, to overcome, to gain the mastery
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΙ — to prevail, to gain power over, to overcome, to rule over, to be strong against
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΣ — having prevailed, having gained power, having overcome, having become strong, having gained the upper hand
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΤΩΣΑ — let them prevail, let them be strong, let them rule, let them overcome
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΙΝ — dominion, rule, control, mastery, prevalence, a prevalence
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΟΣ — (of) prevailing, (of) ruling, (of) having the upper hand, (of) being in power
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of those who prevail, of those who are strong, of those who rule, of those who are in power, of those who are dominant, of those who overcome
- ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΩΝ — prevailing, ruling, having power, being master, overcoming, being strong, a prevailing one, a ruling one
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