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Greek Word Study
G1467
ἐγκρατεύομαι
enkrateúomai
G1467 · Greek
to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
Verses with this word
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; bu...”