Greek word study
ἐγκράτειαenkráteia — self-mastery, self-control
self-mastery, self-restraint, self-control, continence.
Translated in the King James as: temperance
Appears 4 times in Scripture
Origin: from G1468 (ἐγκρατής);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Acts — 1×
Galatians — 1×
2 Peter — 2×
2 Pet 1:6+ 1 more in 2 Peter
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.