192. akrasia
Strong's Concordance
akrasia: want of power
Original Word: ἀκρασία, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: akrasia
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-ras-ee'-a)
Definition: want of power
Usage: incontinence, intemperance (in wide sense), lack of restraint.
HELPS Word-studies

192 akrasía (from 1 /A "not" and 2904 /krátos, "prevail") – properly, without prevailing (taking dominion), i.e. the inability to maintain control; (figuratively) without self-control and hence mastered by personal appetites (urges).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from akratés
Definition
want of power
NASB Translation
lack of self-control (1), self-indulgence (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 192: ἀκρασία

ἀκρασία, (ας, (ἀκρατής), want of self-control, incontinence, intemperance: Matthew 23:25 (Griesbach ἀδικία); 1 Corinthians 7:5. Cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 524f. ((Aristotle on.))

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to lack of self-control, self-indulgence

From akrates; want of self-restraint -- excess, incontinency.

see GREEK akrates

Forms and Transliterations
ακρασιαν ακρασίαν ἀκρασίαν ακρασιας ακρασίας ἀκρασίας akrasian akrasían akrasias akrasías
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 23:25 N-GFS
GRK: ἁρπαγῆς καὶ ἀκρασίας
NAS: of robbery and self-indulgence.
KJV: extortion and excess.
INT: robbery and self-indulgence

1 Corinthians 7:5 N-AFS
GRK: διὰ τὴν ἀκρασίαν ὑμῶν
NAS: you because of your lack of self-control.
KJV: for your incontinency.
INT: because of the lack of self-control of you

Strong's Greek 192
2 Occurrences


ἀκρασίαν — 1 Occ.
ἀκρασίας — 1 Occ.

















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