Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
ἐπικράτησις. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ἐπικράτησις, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ἐπικράτησις in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
ἐπικράτησις you have here. The definition of the word
ἐπικράτησις will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
ἐπικράτησις, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐπικρατέω (epikratéō) (from ἐπι- (epi-) + κρατέω (kratéō)) + -σις (-sis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.pi.krá.tɛː.sis/ → /e.piˈkra.ti.sis/ → /e.piˈkra.ti.sis/
Noun
ἐπικράτησῐς • (epikrátēsis) f (genitive ἐπικρᾰτήσεως); third declension
- conquest, victory
- (Byzantine) acquisition, appropriation
Declension
Further reading
- ἐπικράτησις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐπικράτησις in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- “ἐπικράτησις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.