ἐγκρατεύομαι enkrateúomai

Meaning

to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)

In the King James Version: can(-not) contain, be temperate

Derivation: middle voice from G1468 (ἐγκρατής);

Where it is used

• 1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
• 1 Corinthians 9:25 Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.