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Continency

Continency en, "in," kratos, "power, strength," lit., "to have power over oneself," is rendered "(if) they have (not) continency" (i.e., are lacking in self-control), in 1Co 7:9, RV; AV, "can (not) contain;" i...

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Continency <1,,1467, enkrateuomai>

en, "in," kratos, "power, strength," lit., "to have power over oneself," is rendered "(if) they have (not) continency" (i.e., are lacking in self-control), in 1Co 7:9, RV; AV, "can (not) contain;" in 1Co 9:25, "is temperate." See TEMPERATE.

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