εγκράτεια | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Self-control, mastery over one’s desires and passions; temperance, especially in moral conduct (often with reference to moderation in food, drink, and sexual appetite).

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Grammatical Analysis

"εγκράτεια"

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: feminine

Declension: 1st declension (eta-type / alpha-eta declension)

Related Forms of ἐγκράτεια

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

εγκρατεια nominative, singular, feminine

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