ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΕΩ, περικρατεω
PERIKRATEŌ, perikrateō
Sounds Like: peh-ree-krah-TEH-oh
Translations: to prevail, to get the upper hand, to master, to overcome, to gain control
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to gain complete control or mastery over something or someone, often implying a struggle or effort to achieve this dominance. It suggests prevailing in a situation or overcoming an obstacle. It can be used in contexts where one person or group gains power or advantage over another, or where one masters a skill or situation.
Inflection: Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood, 1st Person Singular (I prevail), or Infinitive (to prevail). As a verb, it inflects for tense, voice, mood, person, and number.
Strong’s number: G4028 (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, 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
- ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ — to master, to overcome, to prevail over, to control, to hold sway over, to get the upper hand
- 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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