Greek verb · G3525
νήφω
nephonay'-fo
be sober
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: nḗphō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3525is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3525
to abstain from wine (keep sober), i.e. (figuratively) be discreet
The King James renders it: be sober, watch.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
nepho is rendered "be sober". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Three of the uses stand in 1 Peter, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
1 Thessalonians 5:6νήφωμεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's six uses are in 1 Peter.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- being sober-minded1
- do be sober1
- do be sober-minded1
- do sober1
- may be sober1
- we may be sober1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- νήφωμεν2
- νήψατε2
- νῆφε1
- νήφοντες1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural2V-AAM-2P
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person plural2V-PAS-1P
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person singular1V-PAM-2S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
1 Thessalonians
two uses
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
- νήφωμενnephomenverb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: we may be sober
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
- νήφωμενnephomenverb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: may be sober
2 Timothy
one use
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- νῆφεnepheverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do be sober
1 Peter
three uses
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- νήφοντεςnephontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being sober-minded
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- νήψατεnepsateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do sober
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- νήψατεnepsateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do be sober-minded
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.