1466. egkrateia

Strong's Lexicon

egkrateia: Self-control, temperance

Original Word: ἐγκράτεια
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: egkrateia
Pronunciation: en-KRAH-tay-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (eng-krat'-i-ah)
Definition: Self-control, temperance
Meaning: self-mastery, self-restraint, self-control, continence.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἐγκρατής (enkratēs), meaning "strong, masterful," which itself comes from ἐν (en, "in") and κράτος (kratos, "strength, power").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "egkrateia," the concept of self-control can be related to Hebrew terms like תַּעֲצוּם (ta'atzum, "strength") and יָצַר (yatsar, "to restrain").

Usage: In the New Testament, "egkrateia" refers to the virtue of self-control or temperance, particularly in relation to one's desires and impulses. It is the ability to exercise restraint over one's own actions, emotions, and thoughts, aligning them with God's will and moral standards. This term is often associated with the fruit of the Spirit, indicating a life led by the Holy Spirit's guidance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, self-control was highly valued as a philosophical and ethical ideal. It was considered essential for achieving personal virtue and societal harmony. Philosophers like Plato and Aristotle discussed self-control as a key component of a virtuous life. In the context of early Christianity, self-control was seen as a necessary quality for believers to resist sinful desires and live a life pleasing to God.

HELPS Word-studies

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).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

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

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1466: ἐγκράτεια

ἐγκράτεια (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; Galatians 5:23 (22); 2 Peter 1:6. (Xenophon, Plato, and following; Sir. 18:29; 4 Macc. 5:34.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

temperance.

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

see GREEK egkrates

Forms and Transliterations

εγκρατεια εγκρατεία εγκράτεια ἐγκρατείᾳ ἐγκράτεια εγκρατειαν εγκράτειαν ἐγκράτειαν εγκρατειας εγκρατείας ἐγκρατείας enkrateia enkráteia enkrateíāi enkrateian enkráteian enkrateias enkrateías

Englishman's Concordance

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

Galatians 5:23 N-NFS
GRK: 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
GRK: 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
GRK: 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

Strong's Greek 1466
4 Occurrences

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