ἐγκράτεια
Alt. ἐγκράτεια, ἡ,
I. "mastery over" a person or thing, ἐγκρ. ἑαυτοῦ self- "control", Plat.
II. absol. "self-control", Lat. continentia, Xen.
Etym. from ἐγκρα^τής
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An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers
An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott.