ἘΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ, ἐγκρατεια
EGKRATEIA, egkrateia
Sounds Like: eng-KRAH-teh-yah
Translations: self-control, temperance, a self-control, a temperance
From the root: ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the virtue of self-control or temperance, particularly in relation to one's desires and passions. It implies the ability to restrain oneself from indulging in excessive pleasure or harmful impulses. It is often used in ethical and moral contexts to describe a disciplined and moderate way of life.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1466 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 2:2
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 35:2
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 6:21
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 4:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 8 — 1:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 15:2
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ.
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.
- ἘΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑΝ — self-control, temperance, self-restraint, a self-control, a temperance, a self-restraint
- ἘΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑΣ — of self-control, of temperance, of continence, of self-restraint
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ — self-control, temperance, continence, mastery, a self-control
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΙΑΝ — self-control, temperance, continence, self-restraint, a self-control
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ — (of) self-control, (of) temperance, (of) continence
- ΕΝΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ — (of) self-control, (of) temperance, (of) continence
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