ἐγκράτεια
egkrateia
mastery over
Appears 33 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐγκράτεια [ρᾰ], ἡ, A. mastery over, ἐ. ἑαυτοῦ self-control, R. 390b; ἐ. ἡδονῶν καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν control over them, ib.430e, cf. Mem. 2.1.1, 1.21; περί τι EN 1149a21, al. II. abs., self-control, Mem. 1.5.1, 3.44, EN 1145b8, al., Si. 18.30, Act.Ap. 24.25, etc.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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