ΝΗΦΑΛΙΟΝ, νηφαλιον
NĒPHALION, nēphalion
Sounds Like: nay-PHA-lee-on
Translations: sober, temperate, self-controlled, vigilant
From the root: ΝΗΦΑΛΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is sober, not intoxicated, and by extension, someone who is self-controlled, temperate, and vigilant in their behavior and thinking. It is often used metaphorically to refer to a state of mental clarity and watchfulness, rather than just physical sobriety. It can be used to describe a person's character or a required quality for leadership.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3524 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:6
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Timothy — 3:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΗΦΑΛΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΝΗΦΑΛΑΙΟ — sober, temperate, vigilant, watchful, a sober person, a temperate person
- ΝΗΦΑΛΙΟ — sober, temperate, self-controlled, watchful, vigilant
- ΝΗΦΑΛΙΟΙ — sober, temperate, vigilant, watchful
- ΝΗΦΑΛΙΟΣ — sober, temperate, self-controlled, vigilant, a sober person, a temperate person
- ΝΗΦΑΛΙΟΥΣ — sober, temperate, vigilant, watchful, sober ones, temperate ones
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