ἀκράτεια
akrateia
want of power, debility
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀκράτεια [κρᾰ], ἡ, (ἀκρατής) A. want of power, debility, νεύρων Aph. 5.16, Liqu. 1. II. incontinence, want of self-control, opp. ἐγκράτεια, R. 461b, Lg. 734b, etc.; ἀ. ἡδονῶν τε καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν ib. 886a, etc., cf. 2.406.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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