ἐγκρατής
egkrates
in possession of power
Appears 36 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐγκρατής, ές, (κράτος) A. in possession of power, OT 941. II. holding fast, χεὶρ -εστάτη a hand with the firmest hold, Eq. 7.8. 2. stout, strong, ἐ. σθένει Pr. 55; τὸν -έστατον σίδηρον Ant. 474; ἐ. σῶμα HG 7.1.23. III. c. gen. rei, having possession of, χωρέων 8.49, cf. 9.106, Ph. 75, SIG 58.7 (Milet., v B. C.), etc.; ναὸς ἐγκρατῆ πόδα the sheet that controls the ship, Ant. 715; ἐ. αὑτῶν masters of themselves, Phdr. 256b, al.; ἐ. ἀφροδισίων καὶ γαστρός Mem. 1.2.1, cf. 2.1.7, Oec. 12.16. 2. abs., master of oneself, self-controlled, Def. 415d; self-disciplined, EN 1145b13, al. IV. Adv. -τῶς, Ion. -τέως Foet.Exsect. 4, etc.; with a strong hand, by force, ἄρχειν 1.76; ἐ. ἔχειν τὴν ἀρχήν Pol. 1284a40; -τέως forcibly, 25.266. 2. with self-control, temperately, ἐ. ἔχειν Lg. 710a; φέρειν τι 2.53; -τέως Fr. 23.20.
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