Strong's Lexicon
G4994 — σωφρονίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4994 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σωφρονίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4998 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | sophronizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | so-fron-id'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to make of sound mind, ie. to be self-controlled 2. (figuratively) to discipline or correct |
| KJV Renderings: | teach to be sober |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σωφρονίζω, 3 person plural indicative σωφρονιζουσιν, Tit 2:4 L marginal reading T Tr, others, subjunctive σωφρονίζωσι; "to make one σώφρων, restore one to his senses; to moderate, control, curb, discipline; to hold one to his duty; so from Euripides, and Thucydides down; to admonish, to exhort earnestly (R. V. train"): τινα followed by an infinitive Tit 2:4.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σωφρονίζω (teach to be sober)
Titus 2:4
- KJV: That they may teach the young women to be sober to love their husbands to love their children
- GK: ίνα σωφρονίζωσι τας νέας φιλάνδρους είναι φιλοτέκνους
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