ΣΩΦΡΟΝΩΝ, σωφρονων
SŌPHRONŌN, sōphronōn
Sounds Like: SOH-froh-NOHN
Translations: sober-minded, self-controlled, discreet, sensible, prudent, of sound mind, temperate, a sober-minded one, a self-controlled one
From the root: ΣΩΦΡΩΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Participle
Explanation: This word describes someone who is of sound mind, self-controlled, and sensible. It implies a balanced and disciplined approach to life, often in contrast to recklessness or excess. It can be used to describe a person's character or their actions, indicating wisdom and moderation. In this form, it is a genitive plural, meaning "of those who are sober-minded" or "of the self-controlled ones."
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter, Present Active Participle
Strong’s number: G4998 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
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
- 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
- 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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