νηφάλεος
nēphaleos · sober, self-controlled
Greek word · Strong’s number G3524 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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nēphaleos (νηφάλεος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sober, self-controlled”.
Sober, temperate: not given to excess with wine; clear-headed.
How to say it
nē·pha·le·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Moderate in wine, with a clear head.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 1 Timothy 3:2
So the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, sensible, orderly, hospitable, able to teach,
- 1 Timothy 3:11
Women likewise must be honorable, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- Titus 2:2
Older men are to be sober, honorable, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in endurance.