Strong's Concordance néphó: to be sober, to abstain from wine Original Word: νήφωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: néphó Phonetic Spelling: (nay'-fo) Definition: to be sober, to abstain from wine Usage: (lit: I am sober), I am calm (vigilant), circumspect. HELPS Word-studies 3525 nḗphō – properly, to be sober (not drunk), not intoxicated; (figuratively) free from illusion, i.e. from the intoxicating influences of sin (like the impact of selfish passion, greed, etc.). 3525 /nḗphō ("be sober, unintoxicated") refers to having presence of mind (clear judgment), enabling someone to be temperate (self-controlled). 3525 /nḗphō ("uninfluenced by intoxicants") means to have "one's wits (faculties) about them," which is the opposite of being irrational. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition to be sober, to abstain from wine NASB Translation keep sober (1), sober (5). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3525: νήφωνήφω; 1 aorist imperative 2 person plural νήψατε; from Theognis, Sophocles, Xenophon down; to be sober; in the N. T. everywhere tropically, to be calm and collected in spirit; to be temperate, dispassionate, circumspect: 1 Thessalonians 5:6, 8; 2 Timothy 4:5; 1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 5:8; εἰς τάς προσευχάς, unto (the offering of) prayer, 1 Peter 4:7. (Synonym: see ἀγρυπνέω; and on the word see Ellicott on Timothy, the passage cited Compare: ἀνανήφω, ἐκνήφω.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to be sober, to abstain from wineOf uncertain affinity: to abstain from wine (keep sober), i.e. (figuratively) be discreet -- be sober, watch. Forms and Transliterations νηφε νήφε νῆφε νηφοντες νήφοντες νηφωμεν νήφωμεν νηψατε νήψατε nephe nêphe nēphe nē̂phe nephomen nēphōmen nḗphomen nḗphōmen nephontes nēphontes nḗphontes nepsate nēpsate nḗpsateLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Thessalonians 5:6 V-PSA-1PGRK: γρηγορῶμεν καὶ νήφωμεν NAS: do, but let us be alert and sober. KJV: let us watch and be sober. INT: we should watch and we should be sober 1 Thessalonians 5:8 V-PSA-1P 2 Timothy 4:5 V-PMA-2S 1 Peter 1:13 V-PPA-NMP 1 Peter 4:7 V-AMA-2P 1 Peter 5:8 V-AMA-2P Strong's Greek 3525 |
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