Strong’s
G4997Noun, feminine3 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Acts 26:25σωφροσύνης
But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
- 1 Timothy 2:9σωφροσύνης
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Abbott-Smith
σωφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX: Est.3:13, Wis.8:7, 2Ma.4:37, 4Ma.6:1-35 * ;]
[in LXX: Est.3:13, Wis.8:7, 2Ma.4:37, 4Ma.6:1-35 * ;]
(a) soundness of mind, good sense, sanity (opposite to μανία, Xen.): Act.26:25;
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.