G1467
ἐγκρατεύομαι
enkrateúomai
to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
Lexicon
Derivation: middle voice from G1468 (ἐγκρατής);
to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: can(-not) contain, be temperate
Usage
2 occurrences · 0 OT · 2 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- they1 · 33%
- contain1 · 33%
- is temperate1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἐγκρατεύεται·1ἐγκρατεύονται,1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.