νήφω nēphō · G3525

be sober

νήφω ; to be sober, abstain from wine; metaphorically, of moral alertness, to be sober, calm, circumspect: 1Th.5:6 5:8, 2Ti.4:5 (see Ellic., in l), 1Pe.1:13 4:7 5:8 (cf. ἐκ-, ἐκ-νήφω, and see MM, xvii).†; SYN.: ἀγρυπνέω, γρηγορέω (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

νήφω, ; Doric dialect νάφω (see. infr. II), used by early writers only in present, mostly in participle: later imperfect ἔνηφον []aorist ἔνηψα []:—to be sober, drink no wine, οὔτε τι γὰρ ν. οὔτε λίην μεθύω []participle νήφων as adjective, ={νηφάλιος}, []; τὸ τοὺς μεθύοντας... πλείω ζημίαν ἀποτίνειν τῶν ν. Legal Pittaciap. []; ν. θεός, i.e. water, []; II metaphorically, to be self-controlled, []; to be sober and wary, νᾶφε καὶ μέμνασ᾽ ἀπιστεῖν []; νήψατε εἰς προσευχάς []; καρδίῃ νήφοντος …

Where it's used 6 times

1 Thessalonians 5:6 · 1 Thessalonians 5:8 · 2 Timothy 4:5 · 1 Peter 1:13 · 1 Peter 4:7 · 1 Peter 5:8

Source: TBESG G3525; TFLSJ G3525

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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