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νήφω

MainId: 003429000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ν

StrongCodes: G3525

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003429001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ἀνανήφω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐκνήφω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'νηφάλιος', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003429001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 30.25

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Think

      LEXSubDomains: To Think, Thought

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-10 16:14:25

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of νήφω ‘to be sober, to not be drunk,’ probably not occurring in the NT; see {D:88.86}) to be in control of one’s thought processes and thus not be in danger of irrational thinking

         Glosses: ['to be sober-minded', 'to be well composed in mind']

         Comments: It is also possible to understand νήφω in {S:05200500600022} as meaning ‘self-control,’ as a characteristic of moral behavior (see {D:88.86}).

      LEXReferences: 1TH 5:6, 1TH 5:8, 1PET 1:13, 1PET 4:7, 1PET 5:8

   2. LEXID: 003429001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 88.86

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

      LEXSubDomains: Self-Control, Lack of Self-Control

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-10 16:14:25

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of νήφω ‘to be sober,’ in the sense of ‘not being drunk,’ probably not occurring in the NT) to behave with restraint and moderation, thus not permitting excess

         Glosses: ['to be self-controlled', 'to be restrained', 'to be moderate in one’s behavior', 'to be sober']

         Comments: It is possible that in {S:05200500800010} {L:νήφω} means lack of drunkenness, but most scholars interpret the use of {L:νήφω} in the NT as applying to a broader range of soberness or sobriety, namely, restraint and moderation which avoids excess in passion, rashness, or confusion. For another interpretation of {L:νήφω} in {S:05200500800010}, as well as in {S:05200500600022}, see {D:30.25}.

      LEXReferences: 1TH 5:6, 1TH 5:8, 2TIM 4:5, 1PET 4:7