σωφρονέω sōphroneō · G4993

be of sound mind

σωφρονέω, -ῶ; (σώφρων), ; (a) to be of sound mind or in one's right mind: Mrk.5:15, Luk.8:35; opposite to ἐκστῆναι, 2Co.5:13 (Hdt.); (b) to be temperate, discreet, self-controlled (opposite to μαίνεσθαι, ὑβρίζειν, etc.; sch., Thuc., al.): Tit.2:6; opposite to ὑπερφρονεῖν, Rom.12:3; σ. καὶ νήφειν, 1Pe.4:7.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σωφρον-έω, ; poetry σᾰοφ- []:— to be sound of mind, []; 2 to be temperate, moderate, show self-control, []; τὸ σωφρονεῖν, ={σωφροσύνη}, []; ἐς Ἀφροδίτην σ. []; of soldiers, σ. καὶ εὐτακτεῖν[]; opposed to ὑπερφρονέω, []: with a participle, πέμποντες σωφρονοῖμεν ἄν []; 3 come to one's senses, learn moderation, []; οὐ σωφρονήσει; []; σεσωφρονηκώς when he had recovered his senses, []; 4 passive, τὰ σεσωφρονημένα ἐν τῷ βίῳ μοι things I had done with discretion, []

Where it's used 6 times

Mark 5:15 · Luke 8:35 · Romans 12:3 · 2 Corinthians 5:13 · Titus 2:6 · 1 Peter 4:7

Source: TBESG G4993; TFLSJ G4993

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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