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Strong's G4993 · Greek

σωφρονέω

sophroneo · so-fron-eh'-o

from 4998; to be of sound mind, i.e. sane, (figuratively) moderate


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

σωφρονέω (G4993)

6 * σωφρονέω , -ῶ ( σώφρων ), to be of sound mind or in one's right mind : Mk 5:15 , Lk 8:35 ; opp. to ἐκστῆναι , II Co 5:13 (Hdt.); to be temperate, discreet, self-controlled (opp. to μαίνεσθαι, ὑβρίζειν , etc.; Æsch., Thuc., al.): Tit 2:6 ; opp. to ὑπερφρονεῖν , Ro 12:3 ; σ. καὶ νήφειν , I Pe 4:7 .†

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

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