ἘΓΚΡΑΤΕΥΕΣΘΑΙ, ἐγκρατευεσθαι
EGKRATEUESTHAI, egkrateuesthai
Sounds Like: eng-krah-TEH-oo-es-thai
Translations: to exercise self-control, to be temperate, to abstain, to be continent
From the root: ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to practice self-control, temperance, or continence. It implies restraining oneself from certain desires, actions, or indulgences. It is often used in contexts where one needs to master their passions or appetites.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1467 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗΣ.
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.
- ἘΝΚΡΑΤΕΙΣ — self-controlled, temperate, continent, master of, in control of
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΥΕΣΘΑΙ — to exercise self-control, to be temperate, to be continent, to abstain
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗ — self-controlled, temperate, continent, master of, in possession of
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗΣ — self-controlled, temperate, continent, a self-controlled person
- ΕΓΚΡΑΤΟΥΣ — self-controlled, temperate, continent, of self-control, of temperance, of continence
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