ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΗΣΕΙΕΝ, περικρατησειεν
PERIKRATĒSEIEN, perikratēseien
Sounds Like: peh-ree-krah-TAY-see-en
Translations: to prevail, to get control, to master, to overcome, to gain power over
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to prevail over' or 'to get control of'. It describes the act of gaining mastery or overcoming something, often implying a struggle or effort. It is used to express the idea of successfully taking hold of or dominating a situation or an opponent.
Inflection: Aorist, Optative, Active, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 7:22
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 7:22
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
- 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
- ΠΕΡΙΚΡΑΤΟΥΣΙΝ — they master, they overcome, they control, they prevail over
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