ἐγκράτ-εια [ρᾰ], ἡ,
mastery over, ἐ. ἑαυτοῦ self-control, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 390b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. ἡδονῶν καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν control over them,[[ [prev. work] 430e, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.1, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.21; περί τι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1149a21, +others ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II absolutely, self-control, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.5.1, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.44, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1145b8, +others, LXX.Sir.18.30, NT.Act.24.25, etc. ] NT+5th c.BC+]