Word Study · Strong's G1467 · Greek
ἐγκρατεύομαι
enkrateuomai
eng-krat-yoo'-om-ahee
Strong's 1890 spelling: enkrateúomai
“to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
Rendered in the KJV as
can(-not) contain, be temperate.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἐγκρατεύεται·1
- ἐγκρατεύονται,1
How it is rendered · 2
- controls himself;1
- they have self-control,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PNI-3P · 1
- V-PNI-3S · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 7:9ἐγκρατεύονται,egkrateuontaiverb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralBut if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.here: they have self-control,
- 1 Corinthians 9:25ἐγκρατεύεται·egkrateuetaiverb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person singularEveryone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.here: controls himself;