ΣΩΦΡΩΝ, σωφρων
SŌPHRŌN, sōphrōn
Sounds Like: SOH-frohn
Translations: self-controlled, prudent, sensible, sober-minded, discreet, a self-controlled one
From the root: ΣΩΦΡΩΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is of sound mind, exercising self-control, and acting with prudence and discretion. It implies a balanced and sensible approach to life, particularly in matters of conduct and desires. It can be used to describe a person who is temperate and wise.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G4998 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:77
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
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
- ΣΩΦΡΟΝΩΣ — soberly, discreetly, sensibly, prudently, with self-control
- ΣΩΦΡΩ — self-controlled, temperate, prudent, sensible, sober-minded, discreet
- ΤΟΥΣΣΩΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΥΣ — the most prudent, the most self-controlled, the most temperate, the most sensible
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