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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #193 - ἀκρατής

Transliteration

akratḗs

Phonetics

ak-rat'-ace

Origin

from (G1) (as a negative particle) and (G2904)

Parts of Speech

adjective

TDNT

2:339,196

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

without self-control, intemperate

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (1)

2 Timothy 1

BSB (1)

2 Timothy 1

CSB (1)

2 Timothy 1

ESV (1)

2 Timothy 1

KJV (1)

2 Timothy 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

2 Timothy 2

N95 (2)

2 Timothy 2

NAS (2)

2 Timothy 2

NLT (0)

The New Living Translation
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

2 Timothy 1

YLT (1)

2 Timothy 1

ASV (1)

without self-control 1

BSB (1)

without self-control 1

CSB (1)

self-control 1

ESV (1)

self-control 1

KJV (1)

incontinent 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

control 1

without 1

N95 (2)

control 1

without 1

NAS (2)

control 1

without 1

NLT (0)

The New Living Translation
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

YLT (1)

incontinent 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

A-NPM 1

ANT

A-NPM 1

BEZ

A-NPM 1

BGB

A-NPM 1

BMT

A-NPM 1

BYZ

A-NPM 1

ELZ

A-NPM 1

NA26

A-NPM 1

SBL

A-NPM 1

SCV

A-NPM 1

STV

A-NPM 1

TIS

A-NPM 1

TRG

A-NPM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀκρατ-ής, ές, (κράτος)

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.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἀκρατής, (ές, genitive (έος, (οῦς, (κράτος), without self-control, intemperate: 2 Timothy 3:3. (Frequently in secular writings from Plato and Xenophon down.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀκρατής , -ές

(< κράτος ),

[in LXX: Proverbs 27:20*;]

(a) powerless, impotent;

(b) in moral sense, lacking self-control, incontinent: 2 Timothy 3:3.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

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.

List of Word Forms

ακρατεις ακρατείς ἀκρατεῖς akrateis akrateîs