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 , τῷ ναυτικῷ (Thucydides); κατὰ θάλασσαν (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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epikrateō · to prevail · Greek
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