Word study · Greek
enkrateia
self-control
Say it: en-KRAT-ay-ah (approximate)
ἐγκράτεια
What it means
Self-control. The last of the fruit of the Spirit (5:23).
Range of meaning
- Self-controlMastery of the appetites.
- TemperanceModeration.
In Galatians
- Chapter 5
"Self-control" (5:23).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1466 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources