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κρατέω

krateo

to be strong, powerful

Appears 109 times across Plato's dialogues.

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κρατέω, Aeol. κρετέω, aor. inf. κρέτησαι Sapph. Supp. 9.5:— Med., aor. ἐπι-κρατησάμενοι v.l. in Gal. UP 6.13:—Pass., fut. κρατήσομαι Aristid. 1.501 J. and, with v.l. κρατηθήσομαι, Th. 4.9:—A. to be strong, powerful: hence, I. abs., rule, hold sway, Ἤλιδα . . , ὅθι κρατέουσιν Ἐπειοί Od. 13.275,15.298; μέγα κρατέων ἤνασσε with mighty sway . . , Il. 16.172; ἅπας δὲ τραχύς, ὅστις ἂν νέον κρατῇ A. Pr. 35; ὁ κρατῶν the ruler, Id. Ag. 951,1664, S. Ant. 738, etc.; θῶπτε τὸν κρατοῦντʼ ἀεί A. Pr. 937; οἱ κρατοῦντες Id. Ch. 267, S. OT 530, etc.; τὸ κρατοῦν E. Andr. 133 (lyr.), Pl. Lg. 714c, Arist. Pol. 1255a15; ἡ κρατοῦσα the lady of the house, A. Ch. 734. 2. in Poets, c. dat., rule among, μέγα κρατέεις νεκύεσσιν Od. 11.485; ἀνδράσι καὶ θεοῖσι 16.265; Φθίᾳ rule in Phthia, Pi. N. 4.50; ἐν Ἰλιάδι χθονί E. El. 4. 3. c. gen., to be lord or master of, rule over, πάντων Ἀργείων, πάντων, Il. 1.79, 288, cf. Od. 15.274; Ὀλύμπου A. Pr. 149 (lyr.); δωμάτων Id. Ag. 1673; ὅπλων S. Aj. 1337; κ. τοῦ βίου to be master of . . , And. 1.137; αὑτοῦ κ. S. Aj. 1099, Antipho 5.26, cf. S. OC 405; ἡδονῶν καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν Pl. Smp. 196c, etc.; τῶν πραγμάτων D. 2.27; τοῦ μὴ πείθεσθαι τοῖς νόμοις κρατῆσαι to be above obedience . . , X. Lac. 4.6. II. conquer, prevail, get the upper hand, abs., A. Ag. 324, etc.; πολλῷ ἐκράτησαν Hdt. 5.77; εἰ τὰ τοῦ Μήδου κρατήσειε Th. 3.62; ὁ μὴ πειθόμενος κρατεῖ Pl. Phdr. 272b; ἔνθα τἀναιδὲς κρατεῖ Diph. 111: c. dat. modi, κ. τῇ γνώμῃ prevail in opinion, Hdt. 9.42; πάλᾳ, ἱπποδρομίᾳ, Pi. O. 8.20, I. 3.13; μάχῃ E. HF 612; ταῖς ναυσί Ar. Ach. 648; τῷ Φοινίκων ναυτικῷ Th. 1.16; also θουρίῳ ἐν Ἄρει S. Aj. 614 (lyr.); ἐν τοῖς πολέμοις Ar. Pl. 184: c.acc.cogn., κ. στάδιον B. 6.15, cf. 7; ὀκτὼ νίκας E. Epigr. 1; τὸν ἀγῶνα D. 21.18; τὴν μάχην v.l. for τῇ μάχῃ in D.S. 18.30; τὴν πρεσβείαν Philostr. VS 1.21.6; πάντα in all things, S. OT 1522; οἱ κρατοῦντες the conquerors, X. An. 3.2.26; τὰ κατὰ πόλεμον κρατούμενα τῶν κρατούντων εἶναί φασιν Arist. Pol. 1255a7. b. to be superior, πλήθους ἕκατι ναυσὶν κρατῆσαι A. Pers. 338: abs., to be the best, Critias 2.7 D. c. of reports, etc., prevail, become current, φάτις κρατεῖ A. Supp. 293, S. Aj. 978; λόγος κ. A. Pers. 738; νόμιμα δὲ τὰ Χαλκιδικὰ ἐκράτησεν Th. 6.5; κρατεῖ ἡ φήμη παρά τισι Plb. 9.26.11. 2. c.inf., prevail so that, κ. τῷ πλήθει ὥστε μὴ αὐτίκα τὰς πύλας ἀνοίγεσθαι Th. 4.104: impers., κατθανεῖν κρατεῖ ʼtis better to . . , A. Ag. 1364; κρατεῖ μὴ γιγνώσκοντʼ ἀπολέσθαι E. Hipp. 248 (anap.). 3. c.gen., conquer, prevail over, τῶν ἐναντίων S. Fr. 85, cf. OC 646, A. Th. 955 (lyr.), etc.; κ. τινὸς τὸν ἀγῶνα Philostr. Her. 2.5: metaph., τό τοι νομισθὲν τῆς ἀληθείας κρατεῖ S. Fr. 86; κ. τῆς διαβολῆς get the better of it, Lys. 19.53; ὁ λόγος τοῦ ἔργου ἐκράτει surpassed, went beyond it, Th. 1.69; ἡ φύσις . . τῶν διδαγμάτων κρατεῖ is better than . . , Men. Mon. 213, cf. 169. b. of food, digest, assimilate, Hp. VM 3,14, Mnesith. ap. Ath. 2.54b, Phylotim.ib.3.79c:—Pass., Hp. Epid. 6.5.15; τῆς τροφῆς μὴ κρατηθείσης Plu. 2.654b. 4. c.acc., conquer, master, Pi. N. 10.25, A. Pr. 215, Th. 189, E. Alc. 490, Ar. Nu. 1346, Av. 420, X. An. 7.6.32, etc.; μάχῃ, τῷ πολέμῳ τινά, Th. 6.2, Aeschin. 2.30; τῷ λόγῳ τινά Ar. V. 539; πάχει μάκει τε in . . , Pi. P. 4.245; outdo, τοὺς φίλους εὖ ποιῶν X. Hier. 11.15; τῷ διαφθαρῆναι χρήμασιν ἢ μὴ κεκράτηκα Φίλιππον D. 18.247; surpass, κρατεῖ δὲ ὁ τῆς ἡδονῆς [βίος] τὸν τῆς φρονήσεως Pl. Phlb. 12a:—Pass., to be overcome, A. Th. 750 (lyr.), etc.; ὕπνῳ Id. Eu. 148 (lyr.); ὑπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου Hdt. 2.121.δʹ; ὑπὸ τῶν ἡδονῶν Pl. Lg. 633e. III. become master of, get possession of, τῆς ἀρχῆς, τῶν νεκρῶν, Hdt. 1.92,4.111; πολλὰ φρονέοντα μηδενὸς κ. Id. 9.16; σέθεν A. Supp. 387; οὔπω ἡ βουλή σου ἐκράτει Lys. 13.26; κ. τῆς γῆς Th. 3.6; ναυσὶ τῆς θαλάσσης Pl. Mx. 240a; κ. τῆς λέξεως have it at command, remember it, Ath. 7.275b; master by the intellect, πάντων τῶν τῆς ἱστορίας μερῶν Plb. 16.20.2:—Pass., to be mastered, δεῖ ἐν ταῖς τέχναις καὶ ἐπιστήμαις ταῦτα κρατεῖσθαι Arist. Pol. 1331b38, cf. Po. 1456a10 (prob.for κροτεῖσθαι). IV. lay hold of, τῆς χειρός LXX Ge. 19.16, Ev.Matt. 9.25, Ev.Marc. 9.27. 2. c.acc.rei, seize, win and keep, esp.by force, πᾶσαν αἶαν A. Supp. 255; θρόνους S. OC 1381; seize, hold fast, arrest, τινα Batr. 63, Plb. 8.18.8, Ev.Matt. 14.3; τένοντα Batr. 233; τὰς χεῖράς τινος PLips. 40iii2 (iv/v A.D.); secure, grasp, τὴν ἀκατονόμαστον Τριάσα Zos.Alch.p.230 B. 3. hold up, support, τινα D.H. 4.38; maintain a military post, X. An. 5.6.7; hold fast, τὰς παραδόσεις 2 Ep.Thess. 2.15; keep, retain, PTeb. 61 (b).229 (ii B.C.):—Pass., οὐκ ἦν δυνατὸν κρατεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ (sc. τοῦ θανάτου) Act.Ap. 2.24; ἡ κτῆσις τοῖς τέκνοις κεκράτηται has been reserved for, settled upon, POxy. 237 viii 36 (ii A.D.). 4. in Law, possess a title to, κ. καὶ κυριεύειν c.gen., PTeb. 319.19 (iii A.D.), etc. b. sequester, place under embargo, OGI 1669.23 (Pass., Egypt, i A.D.), BGU 742 iii 6 (Pass., ii A.D.). 5. hold in the hand, ὁ κρατῶν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἀδτέρας ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ Apoc. 2.1; πόαν Dsc. 3.93; ἄρτον Plu. 2.99d; σκῆπτρον Ath. 7.289c, cf. Luc. Am. 44, Ach.Tat. 1.6, etc.; δακτύλιον PMag.Lond. 46.451 (iv A.D.). 6. endure, put up with, τὸν ἀργυροπράτην POxy. 1844 (vi A.D.). V. control, command, A. Ag. 10, E. Hec. 282:—Pass., αἰσχρὰ τῷ νόμῳ κρατούμενα controlled by . . , Ar. Av. 755; κρατεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τοῦ προβουλεύματος D.H. 9.52; διαθέσει Porph. Sent. 27. VI. repair, make good, τὸ βεδὲκ (Hebr.) τοῦ οἴκου LXX 4 Ki. 12.5.
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