egkrateia
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1466. egkrateia

egkrateia: mastery, self-control
Original Word: ἐγκράτεια, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: egkrateia
Phonetic Spelling: (eng-krat'-i-ah)
Short Definition: self-mastery, self-control
Definition: self-mastery, self-restraint, self-control, continence.

1466 egkráteia (from 1722 /en, "in the sphere of" and 2904 /krátos, "dominion, mastery") – properly, dominion within, i.e. "self-control" – proceeding out from within oneself, but not by oneself.

For the believer, 1466 /egkráteia ("self-control, Spirit-control") can only be accomplished by the power of the Lord. Accordingly, 1466 /egkráteia ("true mastery from within") is explicitly called a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:23).

Word Origin
from egkratés
Definition
mastery, self-control
NASB Word Usage
self-control (4).

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temperance.

From egkrates; self-control (especially continence) -- temperance.

see GREEK egkrates

ἔγκλημα — 1 Occ.
ἐγκλήματος — 1 Occ.
ἐγκομβώσασθε — 1 Occ.
ἐνκοπὴν — 1 Occ.
ἐνέκοψεν — 2 Occ.
ἐνεκοπτόμην — 1 Occ.
ἐγκόπτεσθαι — 1 Occ.
ἐνκόπτω — 1 Occ.
ἐγκράτεια — 2 Occ.
ἐγκράτειαν — 1 Occ.
ἐγκρατεύεται — 1 Occ.
ἐγκρατεύονται — 1 Occ.
ἐγκρατῆ — 1 Occ.
ἐνκρῖναι — 1 Occ.
ἐνέκρυψεν — 2 Occ.
ἐνκύῳ — 1 Occ.
ἐγχρῖσαι — 1 Occ.
ἡμᾶς — 167 Occ.
ἡμεῖς — 127 Occ.
ἡμῖν — 169 Occ.


Strong's Greek 1466
4 Occurrences


ἐγκράτεια — 2 Occ.
ἐγκράτειαν — 1 Occ.
ἐγκρατείας — 1 Occ.

Acts 24:25 N-GFS
BIB: δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἐγκρατείας καὶ τοῦ
NAS: righteousness, self-control and the judgment
INT: righteousness and self-control and the

Galatians 5:23 N-NFS
BIB: πραΰτης ἐγκράτεια κατὰ τῶν
NAS: gentleness, self-control; against
KJV: Meekness, temperance: against such
INT: gentleness self-control against things

2 Peter 1:6 N-AFS
BIB: γνώσει τὴν ἐγκράτειαν ἐν δὲ
NAS: and in [your] knowledge, self-control, and in [your] self-control,
KJV: to knowledge temperance; and to
INT: knowledge the self-control in moreover

2 Peter 1:6 N-DFS
BIB: δὲ τῇ ἐγκρατείᾳ τὴν ὑπομονήν
NAS: self-control, and in [your] self-control, perseverance,
KJV: and to temperance patience; and
INT: moreover the self-control the endurance

4 Occurrences


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