G3524: νηφάλεος
nēpháleos · “sober”
Definition
sober, i.e. (figuratively) circumspect
KJV translates it as: sober
Word origin: from G3525 (νήφω);
Extended definition
νηφάλιος (-λεος, Rec., in 1Ti, ll. with), -ον (in cl., -α, -ον),
(νήφω),
1. in cl., of drink, not mixed with wine.
2. In later writers (Plut., al.), of persons, sober, temperate: 1Ti.3:2 3:11, Tit.2:2.†
(AS)
(νήφω),
1. in cl., of drink, not mixed with wine.
2. In later writers (Plut., al.), of persons, sober, temperate: 1Ti.3:2 3:11, Tit.2:2.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3524 is translated
- sober, ×1
- clear-minded, ×1
- sober-minded ×1
Bible verses with G3524 (nēpháleos)
Nēpháleos appears in 3 verses.
- 1 Timothy 3:2
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
- 1 Timothy 3:11
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- Titus 2:2
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.