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ἐγκρατής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐγκρατής ἐγκρατές

Structure: ἐγκρατη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: kra/tos

Sense

  1. in possession of power
  2. holding fast
  3. stout, strong

Declension

Third declension
M/F Neuter
SingularNominative ἐγκρατής έ̓γκρατες
Genitive ἐγκρατούς ἐγκράτους
Dative ἐγκρατεί ἐγκράτει
Accusative ἐγκρατή έ̓γκρατες
Vocative ἐγκρατές έ̓γκρατες
DualN/A/V ἐγκρατεί ἐγκράτει
G/D ἐγκρατοίν ἐγκράτοιν
PluralNominative ἐγκρατείς ἐγκράτη
Genitive ἐγκρατών ἐγκράτων
Dative ἐγκρατέσιν* ἐγκράτεσιν*
Accusative ἐγκρατείς ἐγκράτη
Vocative ἐγκρατείς ἐγκράτη
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ἐγκρατής ἐγκρατούς ἐγκρατέστερος ἐγκρατεστέρου ἐγκρατέστατος ἐγκρατεστάτου
Adverb ἐγκρατέως ἐγκρατέστερον ἐγκρατέστατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἐν δὲ τῷ ἀκρατεῖ καὶ ἐγκρατεῖ ἡ καθ’ αὑτὸν ὁρμὴ ἐνοῦσα ἄγει ἄμφω γὰρ ἔχει· (Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics, Book 2 138:3)
  • βαλών νιν ἀμφὶ χερσὶν ἐγκρατεῖ σθένει ῥαιστῆρι θεῖνε, πασσάλευε πρὸσ πέτραισ. (Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, episode 4:19)
  • οἳ ὅμοιον μέν τι ἔχουσι τῷ ἐγκρατεῖ, ὥσπερ ὁ ἄσωτοσ τῷ ἐλευθερίῳ καὶ ὁ θρασὺσ τῷ θαρραλέῳ, εἰσὶ δ’ ἕτεροι κατὰ πολλά. (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book 7 114:1)
  • ὥστε μᾶλλον τῷ ἀκρατεῖ ἐοίκασιν ἢ τῷ ἐγκρατεῖ. (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book 7 116:1)
  • μή τι καὶ αὐτὸσ ὡσ φρονίμῳ, μή τι καὶ αὐτὸσ ὡσ ἐγκρατεῖ; (Epictetus, Works, book 2, 9:3)

Synonyms

  1. in possession of power

  2. holding fast

  3. stout

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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