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Strong's #193 - ἀκρατής
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- without self-control, intemperate
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ἀκρατ-ής, ές, (κράτος)
I
1. powerless, impotent, γῆρας S. OC 1236; παιδία Hp. Aër. 10; of paralysed limbs, IG 4.951.22 (Epid.), Aret. SD 1.7.
2. in Law, invalid, πρῆσις GDI 5653 (Chios), cf. IG 12(8).267.12 (Thasos).
II c.
1. gen. rei, not having power or command over a thing, γλώσσης A. Pr. 884; φωνῆς, παντὸς τοῦ σώματος, ἑωυτοῦ, Hp. Morb. 1.3, Art. 48, Morb. 2.6; ὀργῆς Th. 3.84; θυμοῦ Pl. Lg. 869a; ἀ. τῶν χειρῶν, of persons with their hands tied, D.H. 1.38; intemperate in the use of a thing, ἀφροδισίων, οἴνου, X. Mem. 1.2.2, Oec. 12.11; ἀ. κέρδους, τιμῆς intemperate in pursuit of them, Arist. EN 1147b33; with Preps., ἀ. πρὸς τὸν οἶνον Id. HA 594a10; περὶ τὰ πόματα Id. PA 691a3: c. inf., ἀ. εἴργεσθαί τινος unable to refrain from.., Pl. Sph. 252c. Adv. -τῶς, Ion. -τέως, διακεῖσθαι Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 55.
2. abs. in moral sense, without command over oneself or one's passions, incontinent, Arist. EN 1145b11; ἀ. στόμα Ar. Ra. 838; νηδύς Aristias 3. Adv. ἀκρατῶς, ἔχειν πρός τι Pl. Lg. 710a.
3. of things, uncontrolled, immoderate, δαπάνη AP 9.367 (Luc.); οὖρον.. ἀκρατές incontinence of urine, Aret. SA 1.6; cf. ἀκρᾰτί.
ἀκρατής, (ές, genitive (έος, (οῦς, (κράτος), without self-control, intemperate: 2 Timothy 3:3. (Frequently in secular writings from Plato and Xenophon down.)
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ἀκρατής , -ές
(< κράτος ),
[in LXX: Proverbs 27:20*;]
(a) powerless, impotent;
(b) in moral sense, lacking self-control, incontinent: 2 Timothy 3:3.†
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ἀκρατής in the sense of ";impotent"; is found in Syll 802, 803 (iii/B.C.), inscriptions from Asclepios’ temple, e.g. 80222 ἀνὴρ τοὺς τᾶς χηρὸς δακτύλους ἀκρατεῖς ἔχων. Vettius Valens (p. 3933) associates ἀστάτους ταῖς γνώμαις καὶ ἀκρατεῖς.
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