G1467
G1467 — ἐγκρατεύομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
egkrateuomai (eng-krat-yoo'-om-ai) v.
1. to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
[middle voice from G1468]
KJV: can(-not) contain, be temperate
Root(s): G1468
TWOT
Not assigned in current lawful mapping.
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KJV Renderings
can(-not) contain, be temperate
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐγκρατεύομαι (can(-not) contain)
1 Corinthians 7:9
- KJV: But if they cannot contain let them marry for it is better to marry than to burn
- GK: ει δε ουκ εγκρατεύονται γαμησάτωσαν κρείσσον γαρ εστι γαμήσαι η πυρούσθαι
1 Corinthians 9:25
- KJV: And every man striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things Now they to obtain a corruptible crown but we an incorruptible
- GK: πας δε ο αγωνιζόμενος πάντα εγκρατεύεται εκείνοι μεν ούν ίνα φθαρτόν στέφανον λάβωσιν ημείς δε άφθαρτον