Soberly Sober Soberminded
Soberly Sober Soberminded [1]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.