Enkratḗs — G1468

Definition

adjective

strong in a thing (masterful), i.e. (figuratively and reflexively) self-controlled (in appetite, etc.)

1. properly, equivalent to ὁ ἐν κράτει ὤν, strong, robust
2. having power over, possessed of (a thing), with a genitive of the object
3. mastering, controlling, curbing, restraining

Usually translated as

temperate

Origin

from G1722 and G2904

• en (G1722)
• krátos (G2904)

Occurrences

Enkratḗs occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Titus (1)

• Titus 1:8 — But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate (ἐγκρατῆ);