G1467Greekἐgkrateýontai
ἐγκρατεύονται
to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
2
Total Occurrences
1
Books
0
Old Testament
2
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1to be self-controlled, continent
- 2to exhibit self-government, conduct, one's self temperately
- 3in a figure drawn from athletes, who in preparing themselves for the games abstained from unwholesome food, wine, and sexual indulgence
Etymology & Derivation
middle voice from g1468