verb
sōfronizamō
Strong’sG4994
I admonish
stem sōfroniz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** σωφρονίζω
[in Aq.: Is 38:16 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4994 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidso-fron-id'-zo
to make of sound mind, i.e. (figuratively) to discipline or correct
Fromfrom G4998;
King Jamesteach to be sober.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
recall a person to his senses, chasten, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς πονηροτάτους αἱ συμφοραὶ σ. Refs 4th c.BC+infinitive, ἵνα σωφρονίζωσιν τὰς νέας φιλάνδρους εἶναι κτλ. NT:—passive, to be chastened, learn self-control, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 of passions, things, etc., σ. τὸ θυμούμενον τῆς γνώμης Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ τὴν λαγνείαν λιμῷ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀμπνοὰς σ. to pant less violently, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῶν κατὰ τὴν πόλιν τι ἐς εὐτέλειαν σ. to reduce the expenses of government at home, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sōfronizaleiōσωφρονίζωσι | happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural | encourage | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sōfronizamō | sōfronizame | sōfronizami | sōfronizama | sōfronizamē | sōfronizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sōfronizasō | sōfronizase | sōfronizasi | sōfronizasa | sōfronizasē | sōfronizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōfronizatō | sōfronizate | sōfronizati | sōfronizata | sōfronizatē | sōfronizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sōfronizanō | sōfronizane | sōfronizani | sōfronizana | sōfronizanē | sōfronizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōfronizavō | sōfronizave | sōfronizavi | sōfronizava | sōfronizavē | sōfronizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sōfronizalō | sōfronizale | sōfronizali | sōfronizala | sōfronizalē | sōfronizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sōfronizameiō | sōfronizameia | sōfronizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sōfronizaseiō | sōfronizaseia | sōfronizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōfronizateiō | sōfronizateia | sōfronizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sōfronizaneiō | sōfronizaneia | sōfronizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōfronizaveiō | sōfronizaveia | sōfronizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sōfronizaleiō1×σωφρονίζωσι | sōfronizaleia | sōfronizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sōfronizasōr | sōfronizasar | sōfronizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōfronizatōr | sōfronizatar | sōfronizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōfronizavōr | sōfronizavar | sōfronizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sōfronizalōr | sōfronizalar | sōfronizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sōfronizamoiō | sōfronizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sōfronizasoiō | sōfronizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sōfronizatoiō | sōfronizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sōfronizanoiō | sōfronizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sōfronizavoiō | sōfronizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sōfronizaloiō | sōfronizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sōfronizarō | sōfronizari | sōfronizara | sōfronizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sōfronizarōntos | sōfronizarintos | sōfronizarantos | sōfronizarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sōfroniz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
sōfronizaleiō“encourage”happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Titus 2:4“encourage”hina sōfronizaleiō tain neain filandrain arō, filoteknain,… can train the young women to love their husbands and children,