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Lexicon :: Strong's G1466 - egkrateia

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ἐγκράτεια
Transliteration
egkrateia (Key)
Pronunciation
eng-krat'-i-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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, , (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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1466 matches the Greek ἐγκράτεια (egkrateia),
which occurs 4 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:25 - διαλεγομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περὶ δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἐγκρατείας G1466 καὶ τοῦ κρίματος τοῦ μέλλοντος ἔσεσθαι, ἔμφοβος γενόμενος Φῆλιξ ἀπεκρίθη Τὸ νῦν ἔχον πορεύου καιρὸν δὲ μεταλαβὼν μετακαλέσομαί σε
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:23 - πρᾳότης, ἐγκράτεια· G1466 κατὰ τῶν τοιούτων οὐκ ἔστιν νόμος
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:6 - ἐν δὲ τῇ γνώσει τὴν ἐγκράτειαν G1466 ἐν δὲ τῇ ἐγκρατείᾳ G1466 τὴν ὑπομονήν ἐν δὲ τῇ ὑπομονῇ τὴν εὐσέβειαν
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