FROM STRONG’S GREEK DICTIONARY (1890)

Strong’s Greek Dictionary (1890) — public domain, printed whole.

krateo κρατέω — krat-eh'-o — from 2904; to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively):--hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).

see GREEK for 2904