Strong G1468ἐγκρατής
self-controlled
- Transliteration
- egkratēs
- Pronunciation
- eng-krat-ace'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐγκρατής, -ές
(κράτος), [in LXX: Wis.8:20, Sir.6:27 15:1 26:15 27:30, al.;]
1. strong, powerful.
2. C. genitive of thing(s), master of, hence,
3. (sc. ἑαυτοῦ), self -controlled, exercising self-control: Tit.1:8.
† SYN.: σώφρων (see reff. s. ἐγκράτεια). (AS)
(κράτος), [in LXX: Wis.8:20, Sir.6:27 15:1 26:15 27:30, al.;]
1. strong, powerful.
2. C. genitive of thing(s), master of, hence,
3. (sc. ἑαυτοῦ), self -controlled, exercising self-control: Tit.1:8.
† SYN.: σώφρων (see reff. s. ἐγκράτεια). (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1468 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- temperate1
First verses
- Titus 1:8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐγκρατ-ής, ές,
(κράτος) in possession of power, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 941.)]
II holding fast, χεὶρ -εστάτη a hand with the firmest hold, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 7.8.)]
II.2 stout, strong, ἐ. σθένει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 55; τὸν -έστατον σίδηρον 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 474; ἐ. σῶμα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.1.23.)]
III with genitive of things, having possession of, χωρέων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.49, compare 9.106, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 75, “SIG” 58.7 (Milet., 5th c.BC), etc.)]; ναὸς ἐγκρατῆ πόδα the sheet that controls the ship, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 715)]; ἐ. αὑτῶν masters of themselves, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 256b, +others; ἐ. ἀφροδισίων καὶ γαστρός 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.1, compare 2.1.7, “Oec.” 12.16.)]
III.2 absolutely, master of oneself, self-controlled, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Definitiones” 415d)]; self-disciplined, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1145b13, +others)]
IV adverb -τῶς, Ionic dialect - τέως [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἐγκατατομῆς ἐμβρύοι” 4, etc.)]; with a strong hand, by force, ἄρχειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.76; ἐ. ἔχειν τὴν ἀρχήν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1284a40)]; -τέως forcibly, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 25.266.)]
IV.2 with self-control, temperately, ἐ. ἔχειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 710a; φέρειν τι 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 2.53; - τέως 4th c.BC: Archestratus Epicus “fragment” 23.20.)]
(κράτος) in possession of power, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 941.)]
II holding fast, χεὶρ -εστάτη a hand with the firmest hold, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 7.8.)]
II.2 stout, strong, ἐ. σθένει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 55; τὸν -έστατον σίδηρον 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 474; ἐ. σῶμα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.1.23.)]
III with genitive of things, having possession of, χωρέων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.49, compare 9.106, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 75, “SIG” 58.7 (Milet., 5th c.BC), etc.)]; ναὸς ἐγκρατῆ πόδα the sheet that controls the ship, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 715)]; ἐ. αὑτῶν masters of themselves, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 256b, +others; ἐ. ἀφροδισίων καὶ γαστρός 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.1, compare 2.1.7, “Oec.” 12.16.)]
III.2 absolutely, master of oneself, self-controlled, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Definitiones” 415d)]; self-disciplined, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1145b13, +others)]
IV adverb -τῶς, Ionic dialect - τέως [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἐγκατατομῆς ἐμβρύοι” 4, etc.)]; with a strong hand, by force, ἄρχειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.76; ἐ. ἔχειν τὴν ἀρχήν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1284a40)]; -τέως forcibly, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 25.266.)]
IV.2 with self-control, temperately, ἐ. ἔχειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 710a; φέρειν τι 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 2.53; - τέως 4th c.BC: Archestratus Epicus “fragment” 23.20.)]