ἐγκράτειαenkráteia
self-control (especially continence)
Greek (New Testament) · G1466
Meanings
1. properly, mastery, control.
2. (namely ἑαθτοῦ) self-control: Acts 24:25, Galatians 5:23, 2 Peter 1:6.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 24:25 As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient, I’ll call for you again.”
- Galatians 5:23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
- 2 Peter 1:6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.