ἘΓΚΕΚΡΑΤΑΙ, ἐγκεκραται
EGKEKRATAI, egkekratai
Sounds Like: eng-keh-KRAH-tai
Translations: has been made strong, has been made master, has been made self-controlled, has been made temperate
From the root: ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the 3rd person singular perfect passive indicative form of the verb ἐγκρατεύω (enkrateuō). It means to be made strong, to be made master of oneself, or to be made self-controlled or temperate. It describes a state of having been brought under control or having achieved mastery, often over one's own desires or passions. It can be used to describe someone who has gained self-control or something that has been brought under control.
Inflection: Singular, 3rd Person, Perfect, Passive, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1468 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἘΓΚΡΑΤΕΥΕΤΑΙ — exercises self-control, practices self-control, is temperate, abstains
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΥΩ — to exercise self-control, to be temperate, to be continent, to restrain oneself, to master oneself
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