ἈΚΡΑΤΕΙ, ἀκρατει
AKRATEI, akratei
Sounds Like: ah-KRAH-tay
Translations: without self-control, intemperate, incontinent, a person without self-control, an intemperate person
From the root: ΑΚΡΑΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes someone who lacks self-control or is intemperate, particularly in matters of desire or appetite. It can be used as an adjective to describe a characteristic or as a noun to refer to such a person. It is often used in contexts discussing moral or ethical behavior.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G0215 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 27:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΡΑΤΗΣ.
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.
- ἈΚΡΑΤΕΙΣ — without self-control, intemperate, unrestrained, incontinent
- ἈΚΡΑΤΗΣ — powerless, without self-control, intemperate, incontinent, a person without self-control
- ἈΚΡΑΤΩ — unmixed, pure, undiluted, full strength
- ΑΚΡΑΤΕΙΣ — without self-control, intemperate, incontinent, lacking self-control, a person without self-control
- ΑΚΡΑΤΗΣ — without self-control, intemperate, incontinent, unrestrained
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