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σωφρονέω

MainId: 004897000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4993

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004897001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   Constructs: {'Lemma': 'σωφρονέω', 'BaseFormIndex': 1, 'WordMeaningSets': [{'Word': 'σῴζω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'φρονέω', 'Meanings': []}]}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004897001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 30.22

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Think

      LEXSubDomains: To Think, Thought

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         DefinitionShort: to be able to reason and think properly and in a sane manner

         Glosses: ['to be in one’s right mind', 'to be sane', 'to think straight', 'to reason correctly']

         Comments: The meaning of σωφρονέω[a] is often expressed idiomatically, for example, ‘to have right thoughts,’ ‘to have one’s head,’ ‘to have straight thoughts,’ or ‘to have thoughts that do not wander.’

      LEXReferences: MARK 5:15, LUKE 8:35, 2COR 5:13, 1PET 4:7

   2. LEXID: 004897001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 32.34

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Understand

      LEXSubDomains: Capacity for Understanding

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         DefinitionShort: to have understanding about practical matters and thus be able to act sensibly

         Glosses: ['to have sound judgment', 'to be sensible', 'to use good sense', 'sound judgment']

      LEXReferences: ROM 12:3, TIT 2:6, 1PET 4:7