G1467: ἐγκρατεύομαι
enkrateúomai · “to self-control”
Definition
to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
KJV translates it as: can(-not) contain, be temperate
Word origin: middle voice from G1468 (ἐγκρατής);
Extended definition
ἐγκρατεύομαι, depon.,
[in LXX for אפק, Gen.43:31, 1Ki.13:12, Est.5:10 א 3 * ;]
to exercise self-control: 1Co.7:9; with accusative, πάντα (see Bl., 91), 1Co.9:25.†
(AS)
[in LXX for אפק, Gen.43:31, 1Ki.13:12, Est.5:10 א 3 * ;]
to exercise self-control: 1Co.7:9; with accusative, πάντα (see Bl., 91), 1Co.9:25.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1467 is translated
- they have self-control, ×1
- controls himself; ×1
Bible verses with G1467 (enkrateúomai)
Enkrateúomai appears in 2 verses.
- 1 Corinthians 7:9
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.