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Strong's #4993 - σωφρονέω
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- to be of sound mind
- to be in one's right mind
- to exercise self control
- to put a moderate estimate upon one's self, think of one's self soberly
- to curb one's passions
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σωφρον-έω,
poet. σᾰοφ- Opp. H. 3.446, AP 5.301.11 (Agath.): —
to be sound of mind, Hdt. 3.35, Mark 5:15, Gal. 15.449; ὃς ἦν φορητὸς οὐδὲ σωφρονῶν Babr. 90.4.
2. to be temperate, moderate, show self-control, Heraclit. 112, 116 (v.l.), A. Pr. 982, Pers. 829, IG 12.22.69, Antipho 2.2.5, Th. 8.24, Pl. Phdr. 244a, X. Cyr. 8.1.30; τὸ σωφρονεῖν, = cross σωφροσύνη, A. Ag. 1425, cf. 181, Ar. Nu. 1061, 1071; ἐς Ἀφροδίτην ς. E. IA 1159, cf. Ba. 314 (s. v.l.); περὶ τοὺς θεούς X. Mem. 1.1.20; of soldiers, ς. καὶ εὐτακτεῖν ib. 3.5.21, cf. Lys. 12.47; ς. καὶ ὁμονοεῖν And. 1.109; opp. ὑπερφρονέω, Romans 12:3 : with a part., πέμποντες σωφρονοῖμεν ἄν Pl. Men. 90d.
3. come to one's senses, learn moderation, Hdt. 3.64; ς. ὑπὸ στένει A. Eu. 521 (lyr.); σωφρονοῦντες ἐν χρόνῳ ib. 1000 (lyr.); οὐ σωφρονήσεις; S. Aj. 1259; ἐσωφρόνησας Id. Ph. 1259; σεσωφρονηκώς when he had recovered his senses, Pl. Phdr. 241b.
4. Pass., τὰ σεσωφρονημένα ἐν τῷ βίῳ μοι things I had done with discretion, Aeschin. 2.4.
σωφρονέω, σωφρόνω; 1 aorist imperative σωφρονήσατε; (σώφρων, which see); from Tragg., Xenophon, Plato down; to be of sound mind, i. e.
a. to be in one's right mind: of one who has ceased δαιμονίζεσθαι, Mark 5:15; Luke 8:35; opposed to ἐκστηναι, 2 Corinthians 5:13, (the σωφρονων and μανεις are contrasted in Plato, de rep. i., p. 331 c.; σωφρονουσαι and μανεισαι, Phaedr., p. 244 b.; ὁ μεμηνως ... ἐσωφρονησε, Apollod. 3, 5, 1, 6).
b. to exercise self-control; i. e. α. to put a moderate estimate upon oneself, think of oneself soberly: opposed to ὑπερφρονεῖν, Romans 12:3. β. to curb one's passions, Titus 2:6; joined with νήφω (as in Lucian, Nigrin. 6) (R. V. be of sound mind and be sober), 1 Peter 4:7.
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* σωφρονέω , -ῶ
(< σώφρων ),
(a) to be of sound mind or in one's right mind: Mark 5:15, Luke 8:35; opp. to ἐκστῆναι , 2 Corinthians 5:13 (Hdt.);
(b) to be temperate, discreet, self-controlled (opp. to μαίνεσθαι , ὑβρίζειν , etc.; sch., Thuc., al.): Titus 2:6; opp. to ὑπερφρονεῖν , Romans 12:3; σ . καὶ νήφειν , 1 Peter 4:7.†
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(1) ";precious,"; ";costly,"; of money value (Revelation 17:4, al.). Cf. P Cairo Zen II. 59160.10 (B.C. 255) a request to send some corn that the writer may not have to buy at a high price, ὅπως μὴ τίμιον ἀγοράζωμεν, and P Lond 77.21 (Will—end of vi/A.D.) (= Chrest. II. p. 371) ἀπὸ τιμίου εἴδους ἕως ἐλαχίστου. The neut. is used as a subst. in P Oxy VII. 1025.20 (late iii/A.D.) τὰ τείμια, ";the presents";; (2) ";held in honour,"; ";esteemed"; (Acts 5:34, Hebrews 13:4) : cf. P Tebt II. 294.20 (A.D. 146) ἐπὶ τοῖ [ς αὐ ]τοῖς τιμίοις καὶ δικαίοις πᾶσει, ";with all the same privileges and rights"; (Edd.), P Lond 1178.23 (A.D. 194) (= III. p. 216) ἀνδράσι τειμίοις μο ̣[υ καὶ ] φίλοις, and from the inscrr. Syll 930 (= .3705).48 (B.C. 112–1) συντηρῆσαι τὰ ἐκ παλαιῶν χρόνων δεδομένα τίμια καὶ φιλάνθρωπα.
The word is common in addresses, e.g. P Oxy II. 292.1 (c. A.D. 25) Θέων Τυράννωι τῶι τιμιωτάτωι πλεῖστα χαίρειν, ib. 299.1 (late i/A.D.) Ὧρος Ἀπίωνι τῷ τειμειωτάτωι χαίρειν. Cf. also PSI VII. 800.3 (vi/A.D.) αἰτῶ τὰ τίμια ἴχνη τῶν ποδῶν τῆς ὑμετέρας ἐνδόξου φιλανθρωπίας, and the MGr usage of τίμιος = ";honest,"; ";honourable.";
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