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adverb

sōfronōs

Greekσωφρόνως (sōfronōs)

Strong’sG4996

soberly, with moderation

stem sōfronō-once in the New Testament

Translated as

self-controlled

What it means

** σωφρόνως

adv.,

[in LXX: Wi 9:11 *;]

with sound mind, prudently, soberly: Tit 2:12.†

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

Strong’s G4996 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidso-fron'-oce

with sound mind, i.e. moderately

Fromadverb from G4998;

King Jamessoberly.

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

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

sōfronōs

Titus 2:12“self-controlled”paideuarōtas nin, hina arneratois tan asebeian kai tain kosmikain epithumiain sōfronōs kai dikaiōs kai eusebōs zōaneia en to nun aiōno,It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,