Incontinency, Incontinent

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

A-1akrasiaNounG192

denotes "want of power" (a, negative, kratos, "power"); hence, "want of self-control, incontinency," 1Co 7:5; in Mat 23:25, "excess." See EXCESS.

B-1akratesAdjectiveG193

denotes "powerless, impotent;" in a moral sense, unrestrained, "without self-control," 2Ti 3:3, RV (AV, "incontinent"). See SELF-CONTROL.