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σωφρονέω

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Gloss: be of sound mind

Transliteration: sōphroneō

Strong’s: G4993

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.†
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