ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΗΣΕ, κατακρατησε
KATAKRATĒSE, katakratēse
Sounds Like: kah-tah-krah-TAY-seh
Translations: he prevailed, he overpowered, he mastered, he held sway, he took control
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from κατά (kata, 'down, against') and κρατέω (krateō, 'to be strong, to rule'). It means to prevail over, to overpower, or to master someone or something. It implies a decisive victory or the establishment of complete control. It is used to describe a situation where one party gains dominance or exercises authority over another.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2616 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΕΩ.
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- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΕΙ — he overpowers, he masters, he prevails against, he holds sway over, he takes possession of
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΕΙΤΕ — you hold fast, you hold down, you master, you overcome, you prevail against, you rule over
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΕΩ — to overpower, to master, to prevail against, to hold down, to hold fast
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΙ — to overpower, to master, to prevail against, to take possession of, to seize, to subdue
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΣ — having overcome, having prevailed, having mastered, having taken full control
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΤΕ — to overpower, to prevail against, to master, to overcome, to seize, to hold fast
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΗΣΕΙ — will prevail against, will overcome, will master, will hold fast, will hold down
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΗΣΟ — to prevail against, to overcome, to master, to subdue, to hold fast, to seize
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΗΣΟΝ — master!, overcome!, prevail against!, dominate!
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — being overpowered, being mastered, being held down, being subdued
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΕΣ — overpowering, mastering, prevailing against, holding sway over, having dominion over
- ΚΑΤΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΝ — they took possession of, they held fast, they overpowered, they prevailed against, they seized
- ΚΑΤΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΤΕ — you held fast, you overpowered, you seized, you took possession of
- ΚΑΤΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΕΝ — prevailed against, overcame, mastered, held fast, took possession of
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