Mental soundness
σωφροσύνηStrong’s G4997sōphrosunē
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sōphrosunē is the Greek word usually translated “sobriety”, “self-control” and “self-restraint”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”
Meaning
Usually translated “sobriety”, “self-control” and “self-restraint”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sobriety 1
- self-control 1
- self-restraint 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 2
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
σωφροσύνη sōphrosunē · mental soundness
σωφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX: Est.3:13, Wis.8:7, 2Ma.4:37, 4Ma.6:1-35 * ;] (a) soundness of mind, good sense, sanity (opposite to μανία, Xen.): Act.26:25; (b) self-control, sobriety: 1Ti.2:9 (see Tr., Syn., § xx), 1Ti.2:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sobriety” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SOBRI'ETY, noun
[Latin sobrietas, from sobrius.]
- Habitual soberness or temperance in the use of spirituous liquors; as when we say. a man of sobriety
- Freedom from intoxication.
- Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; as the sobriety of riper years; the sobriety of age.
- Seriousness; gravity without sadness or melancholy.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.