Know the Word.

Greek word

enkrateúomai

ἐγκρατεύομαι

What it means

to exercise self-restraint

to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)

Where it comes from

middle voice from enkratḗs (ἐγκρατής)

How the King James translates it

  • they1
  • contain1
  • temperate1

Every place it appears 3

1 Corinthians7:99:25
enkrateúomai — Greek word meaning “to exercise self-restraint”