2001 Translation

SŌPHRONA, sōphrona

Sounds Like: SOH-froh-nah

Translations: sensible, prudent, self-controlled, sound-minded, sober, discreet, a sensible, a prudent

From the root: ΣΩΦΡΩΝ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word describes someone or something that is sensible, prudent, or self-controlled. It implies a state of mind that is sound and well-balanced, leading to wise and moderate behavior. It can be used to describe individuals, actions, or even abstract concepts like a kingdom, indicating a quality of wisdom and moderation.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine; or Plural, Accusative, Masculine/Feminine/Neuter

Strong’s number: G4998 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:6, 12:20

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 1:2

Codex Sinaiticus

• 4 Maccabees — 2:23
• 1 Timothy — 3:2
• Titus — 1:8

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 26:204
• Book Two — 26:204

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 6 — 13:308

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 17:1, 58:1
• Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:6, 0:15

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 4 Maccabees — 2:23

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• 1 Timothy — 3:2
• Titus — 1:8

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΩΦΡΩΝ.

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.

• ΣΩΦ — unknown
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝ — sound-minded, self-controlled, prudent, sensible, temperate, discreet
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΑΣ — sober-minded, self-controlled, prudent, discreet, temperate
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΣ — sensible, prudent, self-controlled, temperate, sound-minded, discreet
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΝ — most prudent, most sensible, most self-controlled, a most prudent thing, a most sensible thing, a most self-controlled thing
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΣ — most prudent, most sensible, most self-controlled, very prudent, very sensible, very self-controlled
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ — more self-controlled, more prudent, more sensible, more discreet, more temperate
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΙ — (to) a sound-minded one, (to) a self-controlled one, (to) a prudent one, (to) a temperate one
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΙΚΟΝ — sensible, prudent, temperate, sound-minded, a sensible thing, a prudent thing
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΙΝ — sensible, prudent, self-controlled, temperate, of sound mind, discreet
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΣ — of sound mind, of self-control, of prudence, of temperance, of moderation
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΩΝ — sober-minded, self-controlled, discreet, sensible, prudent, of sound mind, temperate, a sober-minded one, a self-controlled one
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΩΣ — soberly, discreetly, sensibly, prudently, with self-control
• ΣΩΦΡΩ — self-controlled, temperate, prudent, sensible, sober-minded, discreet
• ΣΩΦΡΩΝ — self-controlled, prudent, sensible, sober-minded, discreet, a self-controlled one
• ΤΟΥΣΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΥΣ — the most prudent, the most self-controlled, the most temperate, the most sensible

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