Know the Word.

Greek word

enkráteia

ἐγκράτεια

What it means

self-control

self-control (especially continence)

Where it comes from

from enkratḗs (ἐγκρατής)

How the King James translates it

  • temperance3

Every place it appears 3

Galatians5:23
2 Peter1:6
enkráteia — Greek word meaning “self-control”