ἀκρασία

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From ᾰ̓́κρᾱτος (ákrātos, “unmixed”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓κρησῐ́η (akrēsíē) — Ionic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.kraː.sí.aː/ → /a.kraˈsi.a/ → /a.kraˈsi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kraː.sí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/

Noun

ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ • (akrāsíā) f (genitive ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. bad mixture, ill temperature

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ hē akrāsíā	τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ tṑ akrāsíā	αἱ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αι hai akrāsíai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱς tês akrāsíās	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αιν toîn akrāsíain	τῶν ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐῶν tôn akrāsiôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾳ têi akrāsíāi	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αιν toîn akrāsíain	ταῖς ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αις taîs akrāsíais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱν tḕn akrāsíān	τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ tṑ akrāsíā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱς tā̀s akrāsíās
Vocative	ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ akrāsíā	ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ akrāsíā	ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αι akrāsíai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → English: acrasia (learned)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́η (akrasíē) — Ionic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.kra.sí.aː/ → /a.kraˈsi.a/ → /a.kraˈsi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kra.sí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/

Noun

ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ • (akrasíā) f (genitive ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. Alternative form of ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειᾰ (akráteia, “lack of power, debility”)

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ hē akrasíā	τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ tṑ akrasíā	αἱ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αι hai akrasíai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱς tês akrasíās	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αιν toîn akrasíain	τῶν ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐῶν tôn akrasiôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾳ têi akrasíāi	τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αιν toîn akrasíain	ταῖς ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αις taîs akrasíais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱν tḕn akrasíān	τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ tṑ akrasíā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱς tā̀s akrasíās
Vocative	ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ akrasíā	ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ akrasíā	ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αι akrasíai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → English: akrasia (learned)
• → Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ungahōbains) (calque)

References

• “ἀκρασία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀκρασία”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• G192 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible