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

German (Pape)

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

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

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

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐγκράτησις: εως (ᾰ) ἡ задержание, задержка (τοῦ πνεύματος Diog. L.).