ΥΠΕΡΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΑ, υπερκρατουντα
YPERKRATOUNTA, yperkratounta
Sounds Like: hoo-per-kra-TOON-tah
Translations: overpowering, prevailing, having mastery, being superior
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΚΡΑΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle, meaning 'overpowering' or 'prevailing'. It describes someone or something that is exercising great power or control over another. It is a compound word formed from 'ὑπέρ' (hyper), meaning 'over' or 'beyond', and 'κρατέω' (krateo), meaning 'to be strong, to rule, to prevail'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 3:42
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΚΡΑΤΕΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΚΡΑΤΕΩ — to be exceedingly strong, to prevail exceedingly, to be more than conqueror, to overcome completely
- ΥΠΕΡΚΡΑΤΟΥΝΤΟΣ — (of) one who is prevailing, (of) one who is overcoming, (of) one who is ruling over
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