sōphroneō · be of sound mind

What it means

sōphroneō (σωφρονέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be of sound mind”.

Be in one's right mind, think soberly; be self-controlled.

How to say it

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

1. Have a clear mind; think with self-control.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• right mind ×3
• be sensible ×2
• think soberly ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Titus×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Mark 5:15

  And they come to Jesus and see the demon-possessed man sitting, clothed and in his right mind, the one who had had the legion; and they were afraid.

• Luke 8:35

  And they went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

• Romans 12:3

  For by the grace given to me I say to everyone who is among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think, but to think so as to think soberly, as God has assigned to each a measure of faith.

• 2 Corinthians 5:13

  For if we were out of our mind, it was for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.

• Titus 2:6

  Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sensible,

• 1 Peter 4:7

  But the end of all things has drawn near. So be sensible and sober for prayers.