In Ancient Greek philosophy, Enkrateia (Greek ἐνκράτεια, "in power - from ἐν (en, “in”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”) is a state of power over something...
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Fruit of the Holy Spirit (section Obedience unto death (self-control, Greek: enkrateia, Latin: continentia))
spirit, unpretentious, and that has the passions under control." The Greek enkrateia is described as strength, especially in self-control and mastering one's...
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opinion instead of reason. For Aristotle, the opposite of akrasia is enkrateia, a state where an agent has power over their desires. Aristotle considered...
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The other, enkrateia', was a word coined during the time of Aristotle, to mean "control over oneself", or "self-discipline". Enkrateia appears three...
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Buffalo: The Christian Literature Company. Sfameni Gasparro, G. (2001). Enkrateia e Antropologia. Le motivazioni protologiche della continenza e della verginità...
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Plato's Socrates—ignorance, the Socratic method or elenchus—and thinks enkrateia (self-control) is of pivotal importance, which is not the case with Plato's...
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Disinhibition – Lack of restraint Domestic discipline (disambiguation) Enkrateia (self-control) – Virtuous self-control Military discipline Norm (social) –...
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important pre-Christian precedents. He traces it back to Socrates' notion of enkrateia, which explained that the philosopher was one who had no interest in wealth...
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