King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G192
Transliteration: akrasia
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-ras-ee'-a)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: want of power
Meaning: want of power
ἀκρασία, (ας, ἡ (ἀκρατής), want of self-control, incontinence, intemperance: Matthew 23:25 (Griesbach ἀδικία); 1 Corinthians 7:5. Cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 524f. ((Aristotle on.))
Word Summary
akrasia: want of power
Original Word: ἀκρασίαTransliteration: akrasia
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-ras-ee'-a)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: want of power
Meaning: want of power
Strong's Concordance
to lack of self-control, self-indulgenceFrom akrates; want of self-restraint -- excess, incontinency.
see GREEK akrates
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 192: ἀκρασίαἀκρασία, (ας, ἡ (ἀκρατής), want of self-control, incontinence, intemperance: Matthew 23:25 (Griesbach ἀδικία); 1 Corinthians 7:5. Cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 524f. ((Aristotle on.))