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GreekG4997Noun (Feminine)

σωφροσύνη

sōphrosunē

3Occurrences
G4997Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

soundness of mind, i.e. (literally) sanity or (figuratively) self-control

from G4998 (σώφρων);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
soundness of mind, good sense, sanity (opposite to μανία, Xen.): (b) self-control, sobriety: (see Tr., Syn., § xx).
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

σωφροσύνη appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Timothy
2
Acts
1

Key Passages

1 Timothy 2:9BSB

Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

1 Timothy 2:15BSB

Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.

Acts 26:25BSB

But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.