ἐγκράτεια

noun noun
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Definition

Self-mastery, especially control over one’s desires and appetites; continence or temperance. More generally, moral restraint and disciplined conduct.

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"ἐγκράτεια"

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: feminine

Declension: first declension (alpha-stem; -εια formation)

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