“πατεῖν [2 verses](verb pres inf act) "To tread" is from pateo, which means to "tread", "walk", "dwell in", "frequent", "tread under foot", and "trample on".  -The Greek verb translated as "to tread" is an uncommon one that means to "tread", "walk", "dwell in", "frequent", "tread under foot", and "trample on". It is in the form "to trample". Since it is preceded by an article, the sense is "the one to trample" describing an ability.