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Incontinency

in-kon'-ti-nen-si (akrasia, "without control"): In 1 Cor 7:5, it evidently refers to lack of control in a particular matter, and signifies unchastity. In Matt 23:25, the Greek word is translated in both the King James Version and the American Standard Revised Version by "excess."

Kilde: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread.