κρατέω κράτος to be strong, mighty, powerful: hence, absol. to rule, hold sway, be sovereign, Hom., Trag.; ἡ κρατοῦσα the lady of the house, Aesch. c. dat. to rule among, κρατέεις νεκύεσσιν Od. c. gen. to be lord or master of, ruler over, πάντων Hom.; δωμάτων Aesch., etc. 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. impers., κατθανεῖν κρατεῖ ʼtis better to die, Aesch.; κρατεῖ ἀπολέσθαι Eur. c. gen. to prevail over, Aesch.; ὁ λόγος τοῦ ἔργου ἐκράτει surpassed, went beyond it, Thuc. c. acc. to conquer, master, outdo, surpass, Pind., Attic:—Pass. to be conquered, Hdt., Attic to become master of, get possession of τῆς ἀρχῆς Hdt.; τῆς γῆς Thuc. to lay hold of, τῆς χειρός NTest. c. acc. rei, to seize, hold fast, θρόνους Soph., Xen. to control, command, Aesch.