Sōphrosýnē — G4997
G4997 · Greek — σωφροσύνη
Pronunciation: so-fros-oo'-nay
Definition
feminine noun
soundness of mind, i.e. (literally) sanity or (figuratively) self-control
- soundness of mind
- self-control, sobriety
Usually translated as
sobriety, soberness
Occurrences
Sōphrosýnē occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (1), 1 Timothy (2)
- Acts 26:25 — But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness (σωφροσύνης).
- 1 Timothy 2:9 — In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety (σωφροσύνης); not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
- 1 Timothy 2:15 — Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety (σωφροσύνης).
Strong's Lexicon — S