ἐγκρατεύομαι G1467
enkrateúomai · eng-krat-yoo'-om-ahee · Verb
middle voice from ἐγκρατής; to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity):--can(-not) contain, be temperate.
3 Occurrences in the King James Bible
1 Corinthians 7:9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
1 Corinthians 7:9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
1 Corinthians 9:25And 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.