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Lexicon :: Strong's G4997 - sōphrosynē

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σωφροσύνη
Transliteration
sōphrosynē (Key)
Pronunciation
so-fros-oo'-nay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
3x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:1097,1150

Trench's Synonyms: xx. αἰδώς, σωφροσύνη.

Strong’s Definitions

σωφροσύνη sōphrosýnē, so-fros-oo'-nay; from G4998; soundness of mind, i.e. (literally) sanity or (figuratively) self-control:—soberness, sobriety.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4997 in the following manner: sobriety (2x), soberness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4997 in the following manner: sobriety (2x), soberness (1x).
  1. soundness of mind

  2. self-control, sobriety

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σωφροσύνη sōphrosýnē, so-fros-oo'-nay; from G4998; soundness of mind, i.e. (literally) sanity or (figuratively) self-control:—soberness, sobriety.
STRONGS G4997:
σωφροσύνη, σωφροσύνης, (σώφρων), fr; Homer (where σαοφροσυνη) down;
a. soundness of mind (opposed to μανία, Xenophon, mem. 1, 1, 16; Plato, Prot., p. 323 b.): ῤήματα σωφροσύνης, words of sanity (A. V. soberness), Acts 26:25.
b. self-control, sobriety (ea virtus, cujus propriam est, motus animi appetentes regere et sedare semperque adversantem libidini moderntam in omni re servare constantiam, Cicero, Tusc. 3, 8, 17; σωφροσύνη ἐστι καί ἡδονῶν τινων καί ἐπιθυμιῶν ἐγκράτεια, Plato, rep. 4, 430 e.; cf. Phaedo, p. 68 c.; sympos., p. 196c.; (Diogenes Laërtius 3, 91; 4 Macc. 1:31; σωφροσύνη δέ ἀρετή δἰ ἥν πρός τάς ἡδονάς τοῦ σώματος οὕτως ἔχουσιν ὡς νόμος κελευει, ἀκολασία δέ τοὐναντίον, Aristotle, rhet. 1, 9, 9): 1 Timothy 2:15; joined with αἰδώς (as in Xenophon, Cyril 8, 1, 30f) ibid. 9; (cf. Trench, N. T. Synonyms, § xx., and see αἰδώς).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
26:25
1 Timothy
2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4997 matches the Greek σωφροσύνη (sōphrosynē),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 - But Paul replied, “I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. What I am saying is the sober truth.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:9 - And I want women to be modest in their appearance.[fn] They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:15 - But women will be saved through childbearing,[fn] assuming they continue to live in faith, love, holiness, and modesty.
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