ἐπικρᾰτ-ής,ές,
A. masterof a thing: only Comp.
-έστερος,τῇ μάχῃ superiorin . . , Th. 6.88 ;-έστερός τινος γενόμενοςhavingthe upper hand of . ., D.C. 55.30 ; τὸ -έστερον φέρειν
Memn. 34.3
;κατὰ τὸ -έστερονwithsuccess, D.S. 37.2 .— Hom. only inAdv. -τέως with overwhelming might, impetuously, Il. 16.67 , 81 , 23.863 (never in Od. ); so Hes. Sc. 321 , A.R. 1.367 , etc.