ἐπικρατέω
epikrateōVerbG7421
to prevail
Full Lexicon Entry
1.to rule over, with dative, (Homer): absolute to have or hold power, (Odyssey by Homer)
2.to prevail in battle, be victorious, conquer, (Iliad by Homer)
3.with genitive to prevail over, get the mastery of an enemy, (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;also to become master of, Lat. potiri, τῆς θαλάσσης, *τῶν Ἑλλήνων *(Herdotus Historicus), etc.
4.generally, to be superior, *ναυτικῷ *(Thucydides); *κατὰ θάλασσαν *(Xenophon Historicus)
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