ἐγκρατ-ής, ές,

(κράτος)

I in possession of power, S. OT 941.

II

1. holding fast, χεὶρ -εστάτη a hand with the firmest hold, X. Eq. 7.8.

2. stout, strong, ἐ. σθένει A. Pr. 55; τὸν -έστατον σίδηρον S. Ant. 474; ἐ. σῶμα X. HG 7.1.23.

III c. gen. rei,

1. having possession of, χωρέων Hdt. 8.49, cf. 9.106, S. Ph. 75, SIG 58.7 (Milet., v B. C.), etc.; ναὸς ἐγκρατῆ πόδα the sheet that controls the ship, S. Ant. 715; ἐ. αὑτῶν masters of themselves, Pl. Phdr. 256b, al.; ἐ. ἀφροδισίων καὶ γαστρός X. Mem. 1.2.1, cf. 2.1.7, Oec. 12.16.

2. abs., master of oneself, self-controlled, Pl. Def. 415d; self-disciplined, Arist. EN 1145b13, al. Adv. - τῶς, Ion. - τέως Hp. Foet.Exsect. 4, etc.;

1. with a strong hand, by force, ἄρχειν Th. 1.76; ἐ. ἔχειν τὴν ἀρχήν Arist. Pol. 1284a40; - τέως forcibly, Theoc. 25.266.

2. with self-control, temperately, ἐ. ἔχειν Pl. Lg. 710a; φέρειν τι D.Chr. 2.53; - τέως Archestr. Fr. 23.20.

ἐγκρατής enkratēs 1x

    strong, stout; possessed of mastery; master of self, Tit 1:8

G1468 — ἐγκρατής

(see ἐν, III. 3), ἐγκρατες (κράτος);

1. properly, equivalent to ὁ ἐν κράτει ὤν, strong, robust: Aeschylus, Thucydides, and following.

2. having power over, possessed of (a thing), with a genitive of the object; so from (Sophocles and) Herodotus down.

3. mastering, controlling, curbing, restraining: ἀφροδισιων, Xenophon, mere. 1, 2, 1; ἠδωνης, ibid. 4, 5, 10; ἑαυτοῦ, Plato; absolutely (without a genitive), controlling oneself, temperate, continent, ((Aristotle, eth. Nic. 7, 4, p. 1146{b}, 10ff); Sir. 26:15; Wis. 8:21; Philo de Jos. § 11): Tit 1:8.

** ἐγκρατής , - ές

( < κράτος ),

[in LXX : Wis 8:20 , Sir 6:27 ; Sir 15:1 ; Sir 26:15 ; Sir 27:30 , al. ;]

1. strong, powerful.

2. C. gen . rei , master of, hence,

3. ( sc . ἑαυτοῦ ), self-controlled, exercising self-control: Tit 1:8. †

SYN.: σώφρων G4998 ( v. reff. s. ἐγκράτεια G1466).

詞類次數：形容詞（1）

原文字根：在內-握住了

字義溯源：自持，自制，有教養的；由（G1722（ἐν / ἐμμέσῳ / ἐννόμως）*=在，入）與（G2904（κράτος）*=權力）組成

出現次數：總共（1）；多（1）

譯字彙編：

1）自制（1）多1:8