ΣΩΦΡΟΝΩΣ, σωφρονως
SŌPHRONŌS, sōphronōs
Sounds Like: SOH-froh-nohss
Translations: soberly, discreetly, sensibly, prudently, with self-control
From the root: ΣΩΦΡΩΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word describes an action performed with self-control, prudence, or discretion. It implies acting in a sound-minded, temperate, or sensible manner. It is often used to describe behavior that is moderate and well-considered.
Inflection: Does not inflect (adverbial form derived from the adjective ΣΩΦΡΩΝ)
Strong’s number: G4998 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 8:248
- Book 5 — 2:149
- Book 7 — 9:211, 14:362
- Book 12 — 2:109
- Book 14 — 14:374
- Book 17 — 5:101, 12:333
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:2
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 35:178
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 9:11
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Titus — 2:12
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
- ΣΩΦΡΟΝΩΝ — sober-minded, self-controlled, discreet, sensible, prudent, of sound mind, temperate, a sober-minded one, a self-controlled one
- 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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