ακρασιας

Lemma: ἀκρασία

noun noun
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Definition

Lack of self-control; incontinence of appetite or passions, especially the failure to act according to one’s better judgment (Aristotle’s “akrasia”).

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Grammatical Analysis

"ακρασιας"

Case: genitive

Number: singular

Gender: feminine

Declension: 1st declension (alpha-stem feminine; genitive singular in -ας)

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