Lexicon :: Strong's G1466 - egkrateia

ἐγκράτεια
Transliteration
egkrateia (Key)
Pronunciation
eng-krat'-i-ah
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἐγκρατής (G1468)
mGNT
4x in 4 unique form(s) TR
4x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
ἐγκράτεια — 1x
ἐγκρατείᾳ — 1x
ἐγκράτειαν — 1x
ἐγκρατείας — 1x
ἐγκράτεια — 1x
ἐγκρατείᾳ — 1x
ἐγκράτειαν — 1x
ἐγκρατείας — 1x
Dictionary Aids

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TDNT Reference: 2:339,196

Strong’s Definitions

ἐγκράτεια enkráteia, eng-krat'-i-ah; from G1468; self-control (especially continence):—temperance.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G1466 in the following manner: temperance (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G1466 in the following manner: temperance (4x).

  1. self-control (the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, esp. his sensual appetites)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐγκράτεια enkráteia, eng-krat'-i-ah; from G1468; self-control (especially continence):—temperance.
STRONGS G1466:
ἐγκράτεια [see ἐν, III. 3], -ας, ἡ, (ἐγκρατής), self-control, Latin continentia, temperantia, (the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, especially his sensual appetites): Acts 24:25; Galatians 5:23 (Galatians 5:22); 2 Peter 1:6. (Xenophon, Plato, and following; Sir. 18:29; 4 Macc. 5:34.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
24:25
Galatians
5:22; 5:23
2 Peter
1:6
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