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Strong's G3525 · Greek

νήφω

nepho · nay'-fo

of uncertain affinity: to abstain from wine (keep sober), i.e. (figuratively) be discreet


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

νήφω (G3525)

6 * νήφω , to be sober , abstain from wine ; metaph., of moral alertness, to be sober , calm , circumspect : I Th 5:6 8 , II Ti 4:5 (v. Ellic., in l.), I Pe 1:13 4:7 5:8 (cf. ἀνα- , ἐκ-νήφω , and v. MM, xvii).† SYN. : ἀγρυπνέω , γρηγορέω .

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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