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Koine Greek wordlink #148688

SR GNT 1 Pet 1:13 νήφοντες (naʸfontes) ‘of the mind of you_all being_sober completely hope on’ Strongs=35250 Lemma=nēfō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=60 AD Refers to Word #148452

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Only use of identical word form νήφοντες (V-PPA·NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘νήφοντες’ (V-PPA·NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘being_sober’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘nēfō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘be being_sober’, ‘may_be being_sober’, ‘we may_be being_sober’, ‘be_sober’, ‘being_sober’.

Greek words (3) other than νήφοντες (V-PPA·NMP) with a gloss related to ‘being_sober’

1 TH 5:6 νήφωμεν (naʸfōmen) V-SPA1··P ‘but we may_be watching and we may_be being_sober’ SR GNT 1 Th 5:6 word 12

OET-LV: 6 Therefore consequently not we _may _be _sleeping as the rest, but we _may _be _watching and we _may _be _being _sober. (TH1_5:6)

OET-RV: 6 so as a result, we won’t be sleeping like the others, but we’ll be alert and sober. (TH1 5:6)

1 TH 5:8 νήφωμεν (naʸfōmen) V-SPA1··P ‘but of the day being may_be being_sober having dressed_in the breastplate of faith’ SR GNT 1 Th 5:8 word 5

OET-LV: 8 But we of_the_day being, may _be _being _sober, having _dressed _in the_breastplate of _faith and love, and the_helmet, the_hope of _salvation. (TH1_5:8)

OET-RV: 8 but we belong to the day. We’ll be dressed in the armour of faith and love, and the helmet which is the hope of our salvation. (TH1 5:8)

2 TIM 4:5 νῆφε (naʸfe) V-MPA2··S ‘you but be being_sober in all things suffer_hardship’ SR GNT 2 Tim 4:5 word 3

OET-LV: 5 But you be _being _sober in all things, suffer _hardship, do the_work of_a_good _message _preacher, fully _assure the service of _you. (TI2_4:5)

OET-RV: 5 However Timothy, you stay sensible about everything, endure hardship, tell people the good message, and do all your duties well. (TI2 4:5)

Key: V=verb