Lexicon
ἀκρατής
akratēs
G0193
G:A Greek

intemperate

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Akrates describes people listed as lacking restraint among other destructive traits.

The attested use describes a lack of restraint as one trait in a plural list of negative characteristics in 2 Timothy 3:3.

Senses in use

  1. Lacking restraint among negative traits · dominant

    In 2 Timothy 3:3, the nominative plural masculine form appears in a list describing “They” alongside other adverse qualities; the APB renders the verse with “intemperate” in that list.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Timothy 3:3, the APB includes “intemperate” within a list of traits. This reflects the verse’s presentation rather than a precise token-by-token mapping.

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