Greek noun (feminine) · G1466
ἐγκράτεια
enkrateiaeng-krat'-i-ah
prop.; (sc. ἑαθτοῦ)
4 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: enkráteia
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1466is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1466
self-control (especially continence)
The King James renders it: temperance.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
enkrateia is rendered "prop.; (sc. ἑαθτοῦ)". It stands 4 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Two of the uses stand in 2 Peter, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "prop.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 24:25As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
Acts 24:25ἐγκρατείας
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's four uses are in 2 Peter.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: prop., and (sc. ἑαθτοῦ).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| prop.mastery, control. | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereActs 24:25As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment… |
| (sc. ἑαθτοῦ)self-control | Tagged as
| WhereActs 24:25As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐγκρύπτω | enkrypto | to mix | Uses2 |
| ἐγκρατεύομαι | enkrateuomai | to self-control | Uses2 |
| ἐγκρίνω | enkrino | to classify | Uses1 |
| ἐγκρατής | enkrates | self-controlled | Uses1 |
All 4, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐγκρατείᾳ1
- ἐγκράτεια1
- ἐγκράτειαν1
- ἐγκρατείας1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1N-ASF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1N-DSF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1N-GSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1N-NSF
Acts
one use
As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
- ἐγκρατείαςegkrateiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: self-control
Galatians
one use
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
- ἐγκράτειαegkrateianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: self-control
2 Peter
two uses
and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
- ἐγκράτειανegkrateiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: self-control
- ἐγκρατείᾳegkrateianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: self-control
Where it leads
Trails through this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.