GreekG3524Adjective
νηφαλέος
nēphaleos
“sober”
3Occurrences
G3524Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
sober, i.e. (figuratively) circumspect
from G3525 (νήφω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
-*ον *(in cl., -α, -ον), (νήφω)
1.in cl., of drink, not mixed with wine.
2.In later writers (Plut.), of persons, sober, temperate
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
νηφαλέος appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Timothy
2
Titus
1
Key Passages
1 Timothy 3:2BSB
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
1 Timothy 3:11BSB
In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
Titus 2:2BSB
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
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