G1467 ἐγκρατεύομαι
enkrateúomai — to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
KJV: can(-not) contain, be temperate
Derived from ἐγκρατής enkratḗs (strong in a thing)
Occurs 3 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- 1 Corinthians 7:9 — But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25 — Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown…