Sober-Minded Self-Control

νήφω, Doric dialect νάφω (see. infr. II), used by early writers only in present, mostly in participle: later imperfect ἔνηφον Refs 6th c.AD+aorist ἔνηψα NT+5th c.BC+:—to be sober, drink no wine, οὔτε τι γὰρ ν. οὔτε λίην μεθύω Refs 7th c.BC+participle νήφων as adjective, ={νηφάλιος}, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ τοὺς μεθύοντας... πλείω ζημίαν ἀποτίνειν τῶν ν. Legal Pittaciap. Refs 5th c.BC+; ν. θεός, i.e. water, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II metaphorically, to be self-controlled, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be sober and wary, νᾶφε καὶ μέμνασ᾽ ἀπιστεῖν NT+5th c.BC+; νήψατε εἰς προσευχάς NT+1st c.AD+; καρδίῃ νήφοντος poetical cited in Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.2 ν. ἐκ κακοῦ recover oneself from.., Refs 3rd c.AD+; ἐγερθέντων καὶ νηψάντων ἀπὸ τῆς πτώσεως Procl.[same place]

σωφρον-έω, poetry σᾰοφ- Refs 2nd c.AD+:— to be sound of mind, NT+5th c.BC+ __2 to be temperate, moderate, show self-control, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ σωφρονεῖν, ={σωφροσύνη}, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς Ἀφροδίτην σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; of soldiers, σ. καὶ εὐτακτεῖνRefs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ὑπερφρονέω, NT: with a participle, πέμποντες σωφρονοῖμεν ἄν Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 come to one's senses, learn moderation, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ σωφρονήσει; Refs 5th c.BC+; σεσωφρονηκώς when he had recovered his senses, Refs 5th c.BC+ __4 passive, τὰ σεσωφρονημένα ἐν τῷ βίῳ μοι things I had done with discretion, Refs 4th c.BC+

νηφᾰλ-έος, α, ον, ={νηφάλιος}, Hdn.Gr. 2.908, +others; ={σώφρων}, Refs 8th c.BC+ adverb -έως sanely, ξυντελέσαι δόμον Refs 2nd c.AD+

σωφροσύνη [ῠ], Doric dialect σωφροσ-ύνα, Epic dialect and poetry σᾰοφροσύνη (as in Refs 8th c.BC+ and in later poetry, Refs, ἡ, soundness of mind, prudence, discretion, Refs 8th c.BC+; the common form first in Refs 6th c.BC+; sanity, opposed to μανία, NT+5th c.BC+ __2 moderation in sensual desires, selfcontrol, temperance, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τὸ περὶ τὰς γυναῖκας (i.e. ἔργον) NT+5th c.BC+ __3 in a political sense, a moderate form of government, Refs 5th c.BC+

ἐγκρατ-εύομαι, exercise self-control, NT+4th c.BC+; force oneself to do a thing, LXX; starve oneself, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II to be a member of the Encratite sect, Anatolian Studies Refs

ἀνανήφω, become sober again, come to one's senses, Refs 4th c.BC+; return to sobriety of mind, NT; recover from a swoon, Refs 1st c.AD+ __2 transitive, make sober again, Refs 2nd c.AD+

ἐγκρατ-ής, ές, (κράτος) in possession of power, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II holding fast, χεὶρ -εστάτη a hand with the firmest hold, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 stout, strong, ἐ. σθένει Refs 5th c.BC+ __III with genitive of things, having possession of, χωρέων Refs 5th c.BC+; ναὸς ἐγκρατῆ πόδα the sheet that controls the ship, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. αὑτῶν masters of themselves, Refs 5th c.BC+ __III.2 absolutely, master of oneself, self-controlled, Refs 5th c.BC+; self-disciplined, Refs 4th c.BC+ __IV adverb -τῶς, Ionic dialect - τέως Refs 5th c.BC+; with a strong hand, by force, ἄρχειν Refs 5th c.BC+; -τέως forcibly, Refs 3rd c.BC+ __IV.2 with self-control, temperately, ἐ. ἔχειν Refs 5th c.BC+

ἐκνήφω, future -ψωLXX:—sleep off a drunken fit, become sober again, [same place], Hippoloch. cited in NT+1st c.AD+: with genitive, recover from, χάρμῃ ἐ. τῆς δυσθυμίης Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II transitive, carry off, ἀρρώστημα ἐκνήψει ὕπνος LXX

σωφρον-ίζω, recall a person to his senses, chasten, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς πονηροτάτους αἱ συμφοραὶ σ. Refs 4th c.BC+infinitive, ἵνα σωφρονίζωσιν τὰς νέας φιλάνδρους εἶναι κτλ. NT:—passive, to be chastened, learn self-control, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 of passions, things, etc., σ. τὸ θυμούμενον τῆς γνώμης Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ τὴν λαγνείαν λιμῷ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀμπνοὰς σ. to pant less violently, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῶν κατὰ τὴν πόλιν τι ἐς εὐτέλειαν σ. to reduce the expenses of government at home, Refs 5th c.BC+

σωφρον-ισμός, ὁ, teaching of morality or moderation, Refs 1st c.BC+; self-control, NT