ἐγκράτησις

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Full diacritics: ἐγκράτησις	Medium diacritics: ἐγκράτησις	Low diacritics: εγκράτησις	Capitals: ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: enkrátēsis	Transliteration B: enkratēsis	Transliteration C: egkratisis	Beta Code: e)gkra/thsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

A holding in the breath, D.L.6.77.

[Seite 710] ἡ, das Anhalten, Zurückhalten, z. B. des Athems, D. L. 6, 77.

ἐγκράτησις: -εως, ἡ, ἡ κράτησις τῆς ἀναπνοῆς, Διογ. Λ. 6. 77.