Acts 24:25:7Acts.24.25.W7TAB
ἐγκρατείας
engrateias
“self-control”
- Transliteration
- en-gra-TEI-as
- Extended
- ehn-grah-TEI-ahs
- IPA
- /en.graˈte.i.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- self-control
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
en-gra-TEI-as
- clause
di-a-le-go-ME-nou de au-TOU pe-RI di-kai-o-SY-nēs kai en-gra-TEI-as kai tou KRI-ma-tos tou MEL-lon-tos EM-pho-bos ge-NO-me-nos ho PHÊ-liks a-pe-KRI-thē
- sentence
di-a-le-go-ME-nou de au-TOU pe-RI di-kai-o-SY-nēs kai en-gra-TEI-as kai tou KRI-ma-tos tou MEL-lon-tos EM-pho-bos ge-NO-me-nos ho PHÊ-liks a-pe-KRI-thē to NYN E-khon po-REU-ou kai-RON de me-ta-la-BON me-ta-ka-LE-so-mai se
Exegesis
The preposition peri {περὶ | pe-rí} links three genitive objects—dikaiosynes {δικαιοσύνης | di-kai-o-sý-nēs}, enkrateias {ἐγκρατείας | en-kra-teí-as}, and tou krimatos tou mellontos {τοῦ κρίματος τοῦ μέλλοντος | toû krí-ma-tos toû mél-lon-tos}—to specify the topics under discussion and culminates in an articular participial phrase “the judgment that is coming,” signaling eschatological focus.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–nu–gamma–kappa–rho–alpha–tau–eta–sigma
“self-controlled, possessing mastery”
In context — Acts 24:25
But as he was reasoning about righteousness and self-control and the judgment that is coming, Felix, having become afraid, answered, “For the present time , go; and when I find an opportunity, I will send for you.”
About this coordinate
Acts 24:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 24:25, so the Greek word ἐγκρατείας (engrateias) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.24.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.25.W7.S1) and character.