ΑΚΡΑΤΗΣ, ακρατης
AKRATĒS, akratēs
Sounds Like: ah-KRAH-tays
Translations: without self-control, intemperate, incontinent, unrestrained
From the root: ΑΚΡΑΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who lacks self-control or is unable to restrain their desires and passions. It is often used in a moral sense to denote a lack of discipline over one's appetites or impulses. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'α-' (alpha privative, meaning 'not' or 'without') and 'κρατης' (kratēs), meaning 'strong' or 'master of'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G0215 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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.
- ἈΚΡΑΤΕΙ — without self-control, intemperate, incontinent, a person without self-control, an intemperate person
- 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
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