ΣΩΦΡΟΝΙΣΜΩ, σωφρονισμω
SŌPHRONISMŌ, sōphronismō
Sounds Like: soh-froh-nis-MOH
Translations: to discipline, to admonish, to correct, to bring to one's senses, to self-control, to sound judgment
From the root: ΣΩΦΡΟΝΙΣΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of bringing someone to their senses, to a state of self-control, or to sound judgment. It implies a process of discipline, correction, or admonition aimed at restoring a person to a proper state of mind or behavior. It can be used in contexts where someone is being taught or guided towards prudence and moderation.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4992 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 1:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΩΦΡΟΝΙΣΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΣΩΦΡΟΝΙΣΜΟΝ — discipline, correction, a discipline, a correction
- ΣΩΦΡΟΝΙΣΜΟΥ — of self-control, of discipline, of sound judgment, of moderation
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