G1467 Greek

ἐγκρατεύομαι

enkrateúomai

to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)

KJV Translations of G1467

can(-not) contain, be temperate

middle voice from G1468 (ἐγκρατής);

2 verses

1 Corinthians 7:9 ἐγκρατεύονται

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

1 Corinthians 9:25 ἐγκρατεύεται

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.