2001 Translation

SŌPHRONOUSAN, sōphronousan

Sounds Like: soh-froh-NOO-san

Translations: being of sound mind, being sober-minded, exercising self-control, being discreet, being prudent

From the root: ΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word describes someone who is exercising self-control, acting with discretion, or thinking clearly and prudently. It implies a state of mental soundness and moderation. It is often used to describe a person who is sensible and well-balanced in their behavior and judgment.

Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Accusative, Feminine, Singular

Strong’s number: G4993 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 10:189

From the same root

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

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.

• ἘΣΩΦΡΟΝΗΣΕΝ — he became sober-minded, he came to his senses, he exercised self-control, she became sober-minded, she came to her senses, she exercised self-control, it became sober-minded, it came to its senses, it exercised self-control
• ἘΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥΝ — they were of sound mind, they were self-controlled, they were prudent, they were sober-minded
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΙ — to be of sound mind, to be sober-minded, to be self-controlled, to be temperate, to be prudent, to act prudently
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΙΝ — to be of sound mind, to be self-controlled, to be temperate, to be prudent, to be sensible, to act wisely
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΩ — to be of sound mind, to be sober-minded, to be self-controlled, to be sensible, to exercise self-control
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΙ — to be of sound mind, to be sober-minded, to exercise self-control, to come to one's senses, to be discreet, to be temperate
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΙΤΟΥΣ — to be of sound mind, to be sober, to be self-controlled, to restore to one's senses, to bring to one's senses
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — having come to their senses, having been of sound mind, having acted prudently, those who have come to their senses
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having been of sound mind, having acted prudently, having come to one's senses, having been self-controlled
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΤΕ — be sober-minded, exercise self-control, be sensible, come to your senses
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΗΣΕΙΝ — to be of sound mind, to be sober-minded, to exercise self-control, to be prudent, to be discreet
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΗΣΗΤΕ — be sober-minded, come to your senses, exercise self-control, be of sound mind
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΗΣΟΝ — be sober-minded, be self-controlled, come to your senses, be of sound mind, exercise self-control
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥΜΕΝ — we are of sound mind, we are self-controlled, we are sober-minded, we are temperate, we are discreet
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥΝ — being of sound mind, being sober-minded, exercising self-control, thinking soundly, acting prudently
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΑ — being of sound mind, being in one's right mind, being self-controlled, being sensible, being prudent
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΑΣ — being of sound mind, being sober-minded, exercising self-control, thinking soberly, acting prudently
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΟΣ — of being of sound mind, of being self-controlled, of being temperate, of being prudent, of being sober-minded
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of those who are self-controlled, of the sober-minded, of the prudent, of the sound-minded
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥΣΑΣ — being of sound mind, being self-controlled, being temperate, being prudent
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΟΥΣΗΣ — of being sound-minded, of being self-controlled, of being prudent, of being temperate
• ΣΩΦΡΟΝΩΣΙΝ — they are of sound mind, they are self-controlled, they are sensible, they are prudent

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