Greek - English Dictionary
G1467 - Contain
| Strong's No.: | G1467 |
| Greek: | ἐγκρατεύομαι |
| Transliteration: | egkrateuomai |
| Phonetic: | eng-krat-yoo'-om-ahee |
| Word Origin: | Middle voice from G1468 |
| Bible Usage: | can([-not]) contain be temperate. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to exercise self restraint (in diet and chastity) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to be self-controlled, continent a. to exhibit self-government, conduct, one's self temperately b. in a figure drawn from athletes, who in preparing themselves for the games abstained from unwholesome food, wine, and sexual indulgence |
| Bible References:
Contain |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
contain ( 1 )
temperate ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.