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ἐγκράτεια

enkráteia · G1466 · Greek · 4 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. to control oneself, to exercise self-control, self-control

    To exercise complete control over one’s desires and actions

    Examples

    Acts 24:25 But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and responded, “Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will summon you.”

    Galatians 5:23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

    2 Peter 1:6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,

How it’s used In 1 role

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2 occurrences in 2 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 1 entry
To control oneself, to exercise self-control, self-control88.83
In Galatians 5:23, self-control is listed among the fruit of the Spirit, this noun naming the quality of mastering one's own desires and impulses, as also in Acts 24:25's account of Paul discussing self-control before Felix and 2 Peter 1:6's chain of virtues.
Word family 15 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

κράτος krátos · G2904 · power, might, mighty deed · 12×κρατέω kratéō · G2902 · to hold on to, to retain in the hand, to seize · 47×παντοκράτωρ pantokrátōr · G3841 · the Almighty, the One who has all power · 10×προσκαρτερέω proskarteréō · G4342 · to devote oneself to, to keep on, to persist in · 10×ἐγκράτειαenkráteia · G1466κραταιόω krataióō · G2901 · to become strong, to become powerful · 4×κράτιστος krátistos · G2903 · excellency, most excellent, your honor · 4×ἀκρασία akrasía · G192 · lack of self-control, failure to control oneself · 2×ἐγκρατεύομαι enkrateúomai · G1467 · to control oneself, to exercise self-control, self-control · 2×ἀκρατής akratḗs · G193 · uncontrolled, lacking in self-control · 1×ἐγκρατής enkratḗs · G1468 · self-controlled · 1×καρτερέω karteréō · G2594 · to persevere, to persist · 1×κραταιός krataiós · G2900 · powerful, mighty · 1×περικρατής perikratḗs · G4031 · to be in control of, to have under control · 1×προσκαρτέρησις proskartérēsis · G4343 · to devote oneself to, to keep on, to persist in · 1×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (see ἐν III. 3), ἐγκρατείας, ἡ, (ἐγκρατής), self-control, Latincontinentia, temperantia…
(see ἐν III. 3), ἐγκρατείας, ἡ, (ἐγκρατής), self-control, Latincontinentia, temperantia (the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, especially his sensual appetites): Acts 24:25; Gal 5:23 (22); 2 Pet 1:6. (Xenophon, Plato, and following; Sir. 18:29; 4 Macc. 5:34.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Self-Control, Lack of Self-Control4 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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