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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G1468 - Temperate

Strong's No.:G1468

Greek:ἐγκρατής

Transliteration:egkratēs

Phonetic:eng-krat-ace'

Word Origin:From G1722 and G2904

Bible Usage:temperate.

Part of Speech:Adjective

Strongs
Definition:

strong in a thing (masterful) that is (figuratively and reflexively) self controlled (in appetite etc.)


Thayers
Definition:

1. strong, robust

2. having power over, possessed of (a thing)

3. mastering, controlling, curbing, restraining

a. controlling one's self, temperate, continent


Bible References:
Temperate

Translation
Occurrences:
temperate ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.