κρᾰται-ός, ά, όν,
poetry form of κρατερός,
strong, mighty, μοῖρα κραταιή [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of men, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a lion, κραταιοῦ θηρὸς ὑφ᾽ ὁρμῆς [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. ἔπος word
of power,[
Refs 5th c.BC+];
fierce, κ. καύματος ὥρᾳ poetical cited in [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
hard stone, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐν χειρὶ κ. with a
mighty hand, [
LXX+2nd c.BC+]:
comparative, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]:
superlative, [
Refs]; especially in magical and mystical writings, ἐν φωτὶ κ. καὶ ἀφθάρτῳ [
Refs] the
Mighty Ones, lamb.[
Refs 5th c.AD+], divinities presiding over certain periods of the month, [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ἀστέρες, ζῴδιον, [
Refs]; also ὁ κ. [μηνὸς Φαρμοῦθι] [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]: with
genitive,
ruling over, ὦ τῶν πάντων ζώντων τε καὶ τεθνηκότων κραταιοί [
Refs]; ὁ μέγιστος κ. θεὸς Σοκνοπαῖος Wilcken [
Refs 1st c.AD+].
adverb -ῶς [
LXX+1st c.AD+]