ἐγκρατής
ἐγκρατής
ἐγ-κρᾰτής, ές
κράτος
in possession of power, Soph.
holding fast, stout, strong, Aesch., Soph.
c. gen. rei, having possession of a thing, master of it, Lat. compos rei, Hdt., Soph.; ναὸς ἐγκρατῆ πόδα the sheet that controls the ship, Soph.; ἐγκρατὴς ἑαυτοῦ master of oneself, Plat.
adv. -τῶς, with a strong hand, by force, Thuc.