Strong's Concordance egkrateuomai: to exercise self-control Original Word: ἐγκρατεύομαιPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: egkrateuomai Phonetic Spelling: (eng-krat-yoo'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I exercise self-control Definition: I exercise self-control, am continent. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1467 egkrateúomai – properly, to exercise self control – literally "exercising dominion, from within." See 1466 (enkrateia). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1467: ἐγκρατεύομαιἐγκρατεύομαι (see ἐν, III. 3); depon, middle; to be self-controlled, continent (ἐγκρατής); to exhibit self-government, conduct oneself temperately: (used absolutely in Genesis 43:30); with the dative of respect, τῇ γλώσσῃ, Sir. 19:6 variant; πάντα, in everything, every way, 1 Corinthians 9:25 (in a figure drawn from athletes, who in preparing themselves for the games abstained from unwholesome food, wine, and sexual indulgence); οὐκ ἐγκρατεύεσθαι, said of those who cannot curb sexual desire, 1 Corinthians 7:9. Though this word does not occur in the earlier Greek writings that have come down to us (except in Aristotle, eth. Eudem. 2, 7, p. 1223{b}, 13th edition, Bekker), yet its use is approved of by Phrynichus; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 442; (Winer's Grammar, 25). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance contain, be temperate. Middle voice from egkrates; to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity) -- can(-not) contain, be temperate. see GREEK egkrates Forms and Transliterations εγκρατείς εγκρατευεται εγκρατεύεται ἐγκρατεύεται εγκρατευονται εγκρατεύονται ἐγκρατεύονται ενεκρατευσάμην ενεκρατεύσατο enkrateuetai enkrateúetai enkrateuontai enkrateúontaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 14672 Occurrences ἐγκρατεύεται — 1 Occ. ἐγκρατεύονται — 1 Occ. 1 Corinthians 7:9 V-PIM/P-3P GRK: δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται γαμησάτωσαν κρεῖττον NAS: But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; KJV: cannot contain, let them marry: INT: moreover not they have self-control let them marry better 1 Corinthians 9:25 V-PIM/P-3S |
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