κρατέω
Etym. κράτος
"to be strong, mighty, powerful": hence,
I. absol. "to rule, hold sway, be sovereign", Hom., Trag.; ἡ κρατοῦσα "the lady of the house", Aesch.
2. c. dat. "to rule among", κρατέεις νεκύεσσιν Od.
3. c. gen. "to be lord or master of, ruler over", πάντων Hom.; δωμάτων Aesch., etc.
II. "to conquer, prevail, get the upper hand", Hdt., attic; κρ. γνώμηι "to prevail" in opinion, Hdt.; τῆι μάχηι Eur., etc.;—also c. acc. cogn., κρ. τὸν ἀγῶνα Dem.:— οἱ κρατοῦντες "the conquerors", Xen.:—of reports, etc., "to prevail, become current", Soph., Thuc.
2. impers., κατθανεῖν κρατεῖ "'tis better to" die, Aesch.; κρατεῖ ἀπολέσθαι Eur.
3. c. gen. "to prevail over", Aesch.; ὁ λόγος τοῦ ἔργου ἐκράτει "surpassed, went beyond" it, Thuc.
4. c. acc. "to conquer, master, outdo, surpass", Pind., attic:—Pass. "to be conquered", Hdt., attic
III. "to become master of, get possession of τῆς ἀρχῆς" Hdt.; τῆς γῆς Thuc.
IV. "to lay hold of", τῆς χειρός NTest.
2. c. acc. rei, "to seize, hold fast", θρόνους Soph., Xen.
V. "to control, command", Aesch.