Strong's Concordance néphó: to be sober, to abstain from wine Original Word: νήφωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: néphó Phonetic Spelling: (nay'-fo) Short Definition: I am calm, vigilant, sober Definition: (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. 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 Strong's Greek 35256 Occurrences νῆφε — 1 Occ. νήφωμεν — 2 Occ. νήφοντες — 1 Occ. νήψατε — 2 Occ. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 V-PSA-1P GRK: 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 |
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