TBESG · G4998
σώφρων · sōphrōn · self-controlled
σώφρων, -ον [in LXX: 4Ma.9:1-32 * ;] (a) of sound mind, sane, sensible; (b) self-controlled, sober-minded: 1Ti.3:2, Tit.1:8 2:2, 5 (Arist.).† (AS)
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sōphrōn G4998
σώφρων (sōphrōn) means “self-controlled” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
σώφρων Greek · G4998 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses
Pronunciation guide: so'-frone Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
of sound mind, self-controlled, temperate, sober-minded, modest, chaste.
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How translators render G4998
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| self-controlled | 3 |
| to be self-controlled | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| sober | 2 |
| temperate | 1 |
Verses containing G4998
Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- 1 Timothy 3:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
Read word by word - Titus 1:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Read word by word - Titus 2:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
Read word by word - Titus 2:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
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