Word Study · Strong's G1466 · Greek
ἐγκράτεια
enkrateia
eng-krat'-i-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: enkráteia
“self-control (especially continence)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
self-control (especially continence)
Rendered in the KJV as
temperance.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἐγκρατείᾳ1
- ἐγκράτεια·1
- ἐγκράτειαν,1
- ἐγκρατείας1
How it is rendered · 3
- self-control2
- self-control,1
- self-control;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
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- N-ASF · 1
- N-DSF · 1
- N-GSF · 1
- N-NSF · 1
All 4, in canonical order
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Where this word lives
2 Peter carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Galatians1 occurrence
2 Peter2 occurrences
- 2 Peter 1:6ἐγκράτειαν,egkrateiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularand to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;here: self-control,
- 2 Peter 1:6ἐγκρατείᾳegkrateianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularand to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;here: self-control
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