self-controlled

Greek Adjective

σώφρων, -ον [in LXX: 4Ma.9:1-32 *;] (a) of sound mind, sane, sensible; (b) self-controlled, sober-minded: 1Ti.3:2, Tit.1:8 2:2, 5 (Arist.). (AS)

self-controlled

Greek Adjective

σώφρων, Epic dialect and poetry σᾰόφρων (as in [Refs 8th c.BC+], ονος, ὁ, ἡ: neuter σῶφρον:—properly of sound mind (from σῶς, φρήν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence, discreet, prudent, οὐκ ἄν με σαόφρονα μυθήσαιο ἔμμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to ἄφρων, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; opposed to νήπιος, [Refs]; opposed to ἀνόητος, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) of things, τοῖσι λόγοις σῶφρον ἔπεστιν ἄνθος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. οἶκτος reasonable compassion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σῶφρόν ἐστι with infinitive, [Refs] II) in Attic dialect, especially having control over the sensual desires, temperate, self-controlled, chaste (σώφρων ὁ μετρίας ἐπιθυμίας ἔχων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γυνὴ σ. [NT+5th c.BC+] II.2) of things, σ. γνώμη [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σ. ὑμέναιοι, λέχη, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τράπεζα, δίαιτα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀριστοκρατία moderate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χάρις[Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) τὸ σῶφρον, ={σωφροσύνη}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σοῦ τὸ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) adverb -όνως[Refs 5th c.BC+]; δικαίως πράττοντες καὶ σ. [Refs]; σ. ἐφέπεσθαι cautiously, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adopt a more moderate constitution, [Refs 5th c.BC+] but -εστέρως [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -έστατα[Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion); discreet, sober, temperate; from the base of g4982 (σώζω) and that of g5424 (φρήν)