What does ἐγκρατεύομαι (enkrateúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐγκρατεύομαι (enkrateúomai): Active mastery of appetites and passions through deliberate self-discipline, not passive restraint.
Greek · G1467
ἐγκρατεύομαι
To exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
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ἐγκρατεύομαιG1467
Pronunciationenkrateúomai
What does ἐγκρατεύομαι (enkrateúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐγκρατεύομαι (enkrateúomai): Active mastery of appetites and passions through deliberate self-discipline, not passive restraint.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1467?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they cannot control themselves (1), trains with strict discipline (1).
Where does ἐγκρατεύομαι (enkrateúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 7:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthey cannot control themselves1×1 Corinthians 7:9
trains with strict discipline1×1 Corinthians 9:25
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Usage map
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First aligned row1 Corinthians 7:9
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
1 Corinthians2
Source forms
ἐγκρατεύεται1xenkrateuetai1 Corinthians 9:25
ἐγκρατεύονται1xenkrateuontai1 Corinthians 7:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural1x1 Corinthians 7:9
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1x1 Corinthians 9:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Active mastery of appetites and passions through deliberate self-discipline, not passive restraint.
Strong'sG1467
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Corinthians 7:8-9Source Gloss
to exercise self-restraint (in diet and chastity)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 7:9Verb Third Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐγκρατεύονται,egkrateuontai
I exercise self-control
Read verse1 Corinthians 9:25Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐγκρατεύεται·egkrateuetai
I exercise self-control
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesPresentVoicesMiddle
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Present Middle1 Cor 7:9 · 1 Cor 9:252×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
middle2
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
exercising restraint in sexual matters, chastity for the unmarried
disciplined self-restraint in all things, athletic metaphor for spiritual discipline
Word Origins
ἐγκρατεύομαι is built from this root:
ἐγκρατήςG1468