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Koine Greek wordlink #116723

SR GNT 1 Cor 9:25 ἐγκρατεύεται (egkrateuetai) ‘but striving all things is controlling himself those on_one_hand therefore’ Strongs=14670 Lemma=egkrateuomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=3rd number=singular
Year=59 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐγκρατεύεται (V-IPM3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐγκρατεύεται’ (V-IPM3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘is controlling himself’.

1 Cor 9:25 ‘but striving all things is controlling himself those on_one_hand therefore’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:25 word 6

OET-LV: 25 But everyone which striving, all things is _controlling himself, those therefore on _one _hand in _order _that a_perishable crown they _may _receive, on _the _other _hand we an_indestructible one. (CO1_9:25)

OET-RV: 25 But everyone who competes has to exercise self-control in every aspect. They do it in order to win a wreath that’ll quickly wilt, but we work towards one that never deteriorates. (CO1 9:25)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘egkrateuomai’ have 2 different glosses: ‘is controlling himself’, ‘they are controlling themselves’.

Greek words (1) other than ἐγκρατεύεται (V-IPM3··S) with a gloss related to ‘controlling’

1 COR 7:9 ἐγκρατεύονται (egkrateuontai) V-IPM3··P ‘if but not they are controlling themselves them let marry better for’ SR GNT 1 Cor 7:9 word 4

OET-LV: 9 But if not they _are _controlling themselves, them _let _marry, because/for better it _is to _marry, than to _be _being _burning. (CO1_7:9)

OET-RV: 9 but if they don’t have self-control, they should marry because it’s better to marry than to burn with sexual desire. (CO1 7:9)

Key: V=verb