σώφρων
sōphrōn
“self-controlled”
Definition
safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)
from the base of G4982 (σώζω) and that of G5424 (φρήν);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
σώφρων appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
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