ἈΚΡΑΣΙΑΣ, ἀκρασιας
AKRASIAS, akrasias
Sounds Like: ah-krah-SEE-ahs
Translations: of intemperance, of incontinence, of lack of self-control
From the root: ΑΚΡΑΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a lack of self-control, especially in matters of appetite, passion, or desire. It describes a state where one acts against their better judgment due to the overwhelming power of their impulses or desires. It is often used in philosophical and ethical contexts to denote moral weakness or a failure to restrain one's passions.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0192 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 35:319
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 15:314
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 15:16
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 23:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΡΑΣΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΚΡΑΣΙΑΙΣ — lack of self-control, intemperance, incontinence, a lack of self-control, an intemperance, an incontinence
- ΑΚΡΑΣΙΑ — lack of self-control, intemperance, incontinence, a lack of self-control
- ΑΚΡΑΣΙΑΝ — incontinence, lack of self-control, intemperance, a lack of self-control
- ΑΚΡΑΣΙΑΣ — (of) lack of self-control, (of) intemperance, (of) incontinence
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