G4998 · σώφρων
sṓphrōn · sober, temperate, discreet
G4998 (sṓphrōn) is the Greek word σώφρων in Strong’s dictionary: safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion). It appears 4 times in 4 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- σώφρων (Greek)
- Transliteration
- sṓphrōn
- Derivation
- from the base of G4982 (σώζω) and that of G5424 (φρήν);
- Definition
- safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)
- Rendered in the KJV
- discreet, sober, temperate
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
4 occurrences in 4 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “self-controlled” ×3
- “to be self-controlled” ×1
By book
1 Timothy 1 · Titus 3
Verses
Related words
Numbers that share a root with G4998.