κρατέω

Ancient Greek

verb

Definitions

to rule, command
to conquer, prevail, gain the upper hand
to seize, hold

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek κράτος (strength, might, power, ruler) root from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (beat, move quickly, shake, hit, quick, strike).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kret-

Gloss

beat, move quickly, shake, hit, quick, strike

Concept

Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-crat English
acratia English
craton English
Cratippus Latin
Kraton German
-crate French
-κρατία Ancient Greek
Κράτης Ancient Greek
Κράτιππος Ancient Greek
Κρατύλος Ancient Greek
Μενεκράτης Ancient Greek
Ναύκρατις Ancient Greek
Ξενοκράτης Ancient Greek
Πολυκράτης Ancient Greek
Σωκράτης Ancient Greek
Τιμοκράτης Ancient Greek
Φιλοκράτης Ancient Greek
δημοκρατία Ancient Greek
θεοκρατία Ancient Greek
κράταιγος Ancient Greek
κράτιστος Ancient Greek
κράτος Ancient Greek
κραταιός Ancient Greek
κρότος Ancient Greek
παγκράτιον Ancient Greek
παντοκρατής Ancient Greek
σεβαστοκράτωρ Ancient Greek
Ἀμφικράτης Ancient Greek
Ἀναξικράτης Ancient Greek
Ἀντικράτης Ancient Greek
ἐγκρατής Ancient Greek
ἐπικρατέω Ancient Greek
Ἐχεκράτης Ancient Greek
Ἑρμοκράτης Ancient Greek
ἱπποκρατία Ancient Greek
ἵππος Ancient Greek
Ἰσοκράτης Ancient Greek
Ἰφικράτης Ancient Greek
Ἱπποκράτης Ancient Greek
ὕλη Ancient Greek
*kert- Proto-Indo-European
*kort-ús Proto-Indo-European
*kret- Proto-Indo-European
*krétus Proto-Indo-European
*kr̥t- Proto-Indo-European
*hardijaną Proto-Germanic
*harduz Proto-Germanic
*hardį̄ Proto-Germanic
*hraþaz Proto-Germanic
*hrindaną Proto-Germanic
kraton Polish
bernhardinar Norwegian Nynorsk
sanktbernhardshund Norwegian Nynorsk
harðleikr Old Norse
vaka Old Norse
demokrati Danish
κράτος Greek (modern)