GreekG0192Noun (Feminine)
ἀκρασία
akrasia
“self-indulgence”
2Occurrences
G0192Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
want of self-restraint
from G193 (ἀκρατής);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
in Arist. and later writers = ἀκράτεια, want of power, hence want of self-control, incontinence.
LXX: *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἀκρασία appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Corinthians
1
Matthew
1
Key Passages
1 Corinthians 7:5BSB
Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
Matthew 23:25BSB
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
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