Strongs Number: G1468
- Greek Word
- ἐγκρατής
- Transliteration
- egkratēs
- Phonetic
- eng-krat-ace'
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Strongs Definition
-
strong in a thing (masterful) that is (figuratively and reflexively) self controlled (in appetite etc.)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. strong, robust
2. having power over, possessed of (a thing)
3. mastering, controlling, curbing, restraining
a. controlling one's self, temperate, continent
- Origin
- From G1722 and G2904
- Bible Usage
- temperate.