Original: ἐγκράτεια

Transliteration: enkráteia

Phonetic: eng-krat'-i-ah

Short Definition: Temperance

- Original: ἐγκράτεια

- Transliteration: Egkrateia

- Phonetic: eng-krat'-i-ah

- Definition:

1. self-control (the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, esp. his sensual appetites)

- Origin: from G1468

- TDNT entry: 07:39,2

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G1468; self control (especially continence): - temperance.

Cognate: G1467, G1468, G192, G193