ἀκράτεια

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ (akrasíā)

Etymology

From ᾰ̓κρᾰτής (akratḗs, “powerless”) +‎ -ῐᾰ (-ia), from ᾰ̓- (a-, “not”) +‎ κρᾰ́τος (krátos, “strength, might”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.krá.teː.a/ → /aˈkra.ti.a/ → /aˈkra.ti.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.krá.teː.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈkra.ti.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈkra.ti.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈkra.ti.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈkra.ti.a/

Noun

ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειᾰ • (akráteia) f (genitive ᾰ̓κρᾰτείᾱς); first declension

1. lack of power, debility
2. lack of self-control, incontinence
3. self-indulgence

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειᾰ; τῆς ᾰ̓κρᾰτείᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειᾰ hē akráteia	τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾰτείᾱ tṑ akrateíā	αἱ ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειαι hai akráteiai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓κρᾰτείᾱς tês akrateíās	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾰτείαιν toîn akrateíain	τῶν ᾰ̓κρᾰτειῶν tôn akrateiôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓κρᾰτείᾳ têi akrateíāi	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾰτείαιν toîn akrateíain	ταῖς ᾰ̓κρᾰτείαις taîs akrateíais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειᾰν tḕn akráteian	τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾰτείᾱ tṑ akrateíā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓κρᾰτείᾱς tā̀s akrateíās
Vocative	ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειᾰ akráteia	ᾰ̓κρᾰτείᾱ akrateíā	ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειαι akráteiai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἀκράτεια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀκράτεια in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)