Word study · Greek
sṓphrōn
sensible
Say it: SO-frone (approximate)
σώφρων
What it means
Self-controlled, sensible (from the same root as sōphrosynē). In 3:2, the overseer is "sensible"; in Titus 1:8, 2:2, 2:5, and 2:6 the word describes older men, women, and young men.
Range of meaning
- SensibleOf sound mind.
- Self-controlledHaving mastery of oneself.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"Sensible" (3:2).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4998 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources