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ἐγκράτεια

MainId: 001490000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1466

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001490001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἐγκράτεια

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ας

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'κραταιόομαι', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001490001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 88.83

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

      LEXSubDomains: Self-Control, Lack of Self-Control

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-26 20:23:30

         DefinitionShort: to exercise complete control over one’s desires and actions

         Glosses: ['to control oneself', 'to exercise self-control', 'self-control']

         Comments: An adequate rendering of the expression ‘to exercise self-control’ may require an idiomatic equivalent, for example, ‘to hold oneself in,’ ‘to command oneself,’ ‘to be a chief of oneself,’ ‘to make one’s heart be obedient,’ ‘to command one’s own desires,’ ‘to be the master of what one wants,’ or ‘to say No to one’s body.’ (Compare {L:ἀκρασία} ‘lack of self-control,’ {D:88.91}, and {L:ἀκρατής} ‘lacking in self-control,’ {D:88.92}.)

      LEXReferences: ACTs 24:25, GAL 5:23, 2PET 1:6, 2PET 1:6