Soberly Sober Soberminded

Soberly Sober Soberminded

'''A — 1: σώφρων (Strong'S #4998 — Adjective — sophron — so'-frone )

denotes "of sound mind" (sozo, "to save," phren, "the mind"); hence, "self-controlled, soberminded," always rendered "sober-minded" in the Rv; in  1 Timothy 3:2;  Titus 1:8 , Av, "sober;" in  Titus 2:2 , Av, "temperate;" in  Titus 2:5 , Av, "discreet."

 1 Timothy 3:11 Titus 2:2Temperate.

'''B — 1: νήφω (Strong'S #3525 — Verb — nepho — nay'-fo )

signifies "to be free from the influence of intoxicants;" in the Nt, metaphorically, it does not in itself imply watchfulness, but is used in association with it,  1 Thessalonians 5:6,8;  2 Timothy 4:5;  1 Peter 1:13;  4:7 , Rv (Av, "watch"); 5:8. Cp. eknepho and ananepho, under Awake, No. 3 and Note.

'''B — 2: σωφρονέω (Strong'S #4993 — Verb — sophroneo — so-fron-eh'-o )

akin to A, is rendered "to think soberly,"  Romans 12:3; "to be sober,"  2 Corinthians 5:13; "to be soberminded,"  Titus 2:6; in  1 Peter 4:7 , Av "be ye sober" (Rv, "of sound mind"); see Mind , B, No. 5.

'''B — 3: σωφρονίζω (Strong'S #4994 — Verb — sophronizo — so-fron-id'-zo )

denotes "to cause to be of sound mind, to recall to one's senses;" in  Titus 2:4 , Rv, it is rendered "they may train" (Av, "they may teach ... to be sober," marg., "wise"); "train" expresses the meaning more adequately; the training would involve the cultivation of sound judgment and prudence.

'''C — 1: σωφρόνως (Strong'S #4996 — Adverb — sophronos — so-fron'-oce )

akin to A and B, Nos. 2 and 3, "soberly," occurs in  Titus 2:12; it suggests the exercise of that self-restraint that governs all passions and desires, enabling the believer to be conformed to the mind of Christ.