ΣΩΦΡΟΝΙΚΟΝ, σωφρονικον
SŌPHRONIKON, sōphronikon
Sounds Like: soh-froh-nee-KON
Translations: sensible, prudent, temperate, sound-minded, a sensible thing, a prudent thing
From the root: ΣΩΦΡΩΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is characterized by sound judgment, self-control, and moderation. It implies a state of mind that is rational, discreet, and not given to excess. It can be used to describe actions, decisions, or qualities that demonstrate wisdom and prudence.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4998 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 11:14
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
- ΣΩΦΡΟΝΑ — sensible, prudent, self-controlled, sound-minded, sober, discreet, a sensible, a prudent
- 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
- 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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