κράτος
κράτος
κάρτος, εος,
strength, might, Hom., Attic; κατὰ κράτος with all oneʼs might or strength, by open force, by storm, Thuc., Xen., etc.
personified, Strength, Might, Aesch.
generally, might, power, Hom.: rule, sway, sovereignty, Hdt., Attic
c. gen. power over, Hdt., Attic; in pl., ἀστραπᾶν κράτη νέμων Soph.
of persons, a power, an authority, Aesch.
mastery, victory, Hom., Attic; κρ. ἀριστείας the meed of highest valour, Soph.