ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ, περικρατειν
PERIKRATEIN, perikratein
Sounds Like: peh-ree-krah-TEH-in
Translations: to master, to overcome, to prevail over, to control, to hold sway over, to get the upper hand
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition περί (peri), meaning 'around' or 'over', and the verb κρατέω (krateō), meaning 'to be strong, to rule, to hold'. Together, it means to gain mastery or control over something or someone, to prevail, or to get the upper hand. It describes the act of exercising power or dominance.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 3:44
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 80:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΕΚΡΑΤΗΣΕ — prevailed over, mastered, gained control over, overcame
- ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΕΙ — to prevail, to master, to overcome, to get the upper hand, to control
- ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΕΩ — to prevail, to get the upper hand, to master, to overcome, to gain control
- ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΗΣ — very strong, very powerful, having full power, having complete mastery
- ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΕΙΕΝ — to prevail, to get control, to master, to overcome, to gain power over
- ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΟΥΣΙΝ — they master, they overcome, they control, they prevail over
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