ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ, εγκρατεια
EGKRATEIA, egkrateia
Sounds Like: eng-KRAH-teh-yah
Translations: self-control, temperance, continence, mastery, a self-control
From the root: ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the virtue of self-control, particularly in the areas of desires, passions, and appetites. It denotes the ability to exercise mastery over one's own impulses and actions, leading to a disciplined and moderate life. It is often used in ethical and moral contexts to describe a person's inner strength to resist temptation or to maintain composure.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1466 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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.
- ἘΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ — self-control, temperance, a self-control, a temperance
- 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
- 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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