prevail
Δειλοῦ γὰρ ἀνδρὸς δειλὰ καὶ φρονήματα → Etiam consilia ignava ignavi sunt viri → Des feigen Mannes Denkungsart ist feige auch
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
gain the victory: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν, Ar. and P. ἐπικρατεῖν.
get one's way: P. and V. κρατεῖν, νικᾶν.
be frequent: P. κατέχειν (Thuc. 3, 89), ἐπέχειν.
be current: P. and V. κρατεῖν, ἰσχύειν, V. πληθύειν, P. ἐπικρατεῖν, περιτρέχειν, διαφέρω, διαφέρειν (Thuc. 3, 83).
be strong: P. and V. κρατεῖν, ἰσχύειν.
be superior: P. and V. κρατεῖν, ὑπερβάλλειν, ὑπερφέρειν, προὔχειν, ὑπερέχειν, V. ὑπερτρέχειν.
prevail over: P. and V. νικᾶν; (acc.), κρατεῖν (acc. or gen.), Ar. and V. ἐπικρατεῖν; (gen.), V. ὑπερβάλλεσθαι, P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.).
prevail upon: P. and V. πείθειν; (acc.), ἀναπείθειν (acc.), V. ἐκπείθειν; (acc.); see persuade.
