Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἀκρασία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
akrasia
Simplified transliteration
akrasia

Numbers

Strong's number
192
GK Number
202

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Gloss
lack of self-control
Definition
intemperance, self-indulgence, Mt. 23:25; unruly appetite, lustfulness, 1 Cor. 7:5*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀκρασία

Matthew 23:25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you clean off the outside of the cup and the plate while inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence (akrasias | ἀκρασίας | gen sg fem).
1 Corinthians 7:5 Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a set time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer; then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control (akrasian | ἀκρασίαν | acc sg fem).

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