Greek verb · G4993
σωφρονέω
sophroneoso-fron-eh'-o
be of sound mind
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: sōphronéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4993is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4993
to be of sound mind, i.e. sane, (figuratively) moderate
The King James renders it: be in right mind, be sober (minded), soberly.
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
sophroneo is rendered "be of sound mind". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- One of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 5:15When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
Mark 5:15σωφρονοῦντα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- being of sound mind1
- do be clear-minded1
- sound minded1
- to be self-controlled1
- to be sober-minded1
- we are sober-minded1
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.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| σώφρων | sophron | self-controlled | Uses4 |
| σωφροσύνη | sophrosyne | mental soundness | Uses3 |
| σωφρόνως | sophronos | in self-control | Uses1 |
| σωφρονίζω | sophronizo | to train | Uses1 |
| σωφρονισμός | sophronismos | self-discipline | Uses1 |
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
- σωφρονεῖν2
- σωφρονοῦντα2
- σωφρονήσατε1
- σωφρονοῦμεν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)2V-PAN
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singular2V-PAP-ASM
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-AAM-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-PAI-1P
Mark
one use
When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
- σωφρονοῦνταsophronountaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: sound minded
Luke
one use
So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
- σωφρονοῦνταsophronountaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: being of sound mind
Romans
one use
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
- σωφρονεῖνsophroneinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be sober-minded
2 Corinthians
one use
If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
- σωφρονοῦμενsophronoumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we are sober-minded
Titus
one use
In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
- σωφρονεῖνsophroneinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be self-controlled
1 Peter
one use
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- σωφρονήσατεsophronesateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do be clear-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.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.