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)
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G1467 — ἐγκρατεύομαι
egkrateuomai · to self-control · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
1 Corinthians 7:9 · ἐγκρατεύονται,and if they have not continence—let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;1 Corinthians 9:25 · ἐγκρατεύεται·and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;