ΚΑΤΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΑΝ, κατεκρατησαν
KATEKRATĒSAN, katekratēsan
Sounds Like: kah-teh-krah-TEH-san
Translations: they took possession of, they held fast, they overpowered, they prevailed against, they seized
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of taking firm control or possession of something, often implying a strong or forceful grasp. It can also mean to overpower or prevail against someone or something. It is typically used in a past tense context, indicating that the action of taking control or prevailing has already occurred.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G2616 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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, ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΕΩ.
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.
- 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
- ΚΑΤΑΚΡΑΤΗΣΕ — he prevailed, he overpowered, he mastered, he held sway, he took control
- 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
- 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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