ἀκρασία
akrasia · self-indulgence
Greek word · Strong’s number G192 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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akrasia (ἀκρασία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “self-indulgence”.
Lack of self-control.
How to say it
a·kra·si·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Being carried away by unchecked desires.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- lack of self-control ×1
- self-indulgence ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 23:25
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
- 1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and then be together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.