adjective

nēfalios

Greekνηφάλιος (nēfalios)

Strong’sG3524

sober, temperate

stem nēfali-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

temperate3×

What it means

* νηφάλιος (-λεος, Rec., in I Ti 3:2, 11), -ον (in cl., -α, -ον),

(< νήφω),

1. in cl., of drink, not mixed with wine.

2. In later writers (Plut., al.), of persons, sober, temperate: I Ti 3:2, 11, Tit 2:2.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3524 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidnay-fal'-eh-os

sober, i.e. (figuratively) circumspect

Fromfrom G3525;

King Jamessober.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	nēfalios	nēfalias	nēfaliem	nēfaliois	nēfaliais	nēfalieim
object accusative	nēfalion1×νηφάλιον	nēfalian		nēfalioin1×νηφαλίους	nēfaliain1×νηφαλίους
direct address vocative	nēfalior	nēfaliar		nēfalioir	nēfaliair
of, belonging to genitive	nēfaliou	nēfaliau	nēfalieu	nēfalioiu	nēfaliaiu	nēfalieiu
to, for dative	nēfalio	nēfalia	nēfalie	nēfalioi	nēfaliai	nēfaliei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

nēfalistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

nēfali is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

nēfalion“temperate”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Timothy 3:2“temperate”datō oun ton episkopon anepilēmpton arō, henau gunaikau anēron, nēfalion, sōfrōnon, kosmion, filoxenon, didaktikon,An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

nēfalioin“temperate”objectaccusative plural1×

Titus 2:2“temperate”presbutoin nēfalioin arō, semnoin, sōfrōnoin, hugiainarōtoin ta pistia, ta agapa, ta hupomona.Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

nēfaliain“temperate”objectaccusative plural1×

1 Timothy 3:11“temperate”gunaikain hōsautōs semnain, mē diabolain, nēfaliain, pistain en pantei.In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.