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Koine Greek wordlink #111718

SR GNT Rom 12:3 σωφρονεῖν (sōfronein) ‘to_be thinking in_order that to_be being_sensible to each as god’ Strongs=49930 Lemma=sōfroneō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=active
Refers to Word #111641

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Other uses (1) of identical word form σωφρονεῖν (V-NPA....) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σωφρονεῖν’ (V-NPA....) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be being_sensible’.

Tit 2:6 ‘younger men likewise be exhorting to_be being_sensible’ SR GNT Tit 2:6 word 5

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sōfroneō’ have 4 different glosses: ‘to_be being_sensible’, ‘we are being_sensible’, ‘be_sensible’, ‘being_sensible’.

Greek words (3) other than σωφρονεῖν (V-NPA....) with a gloss related to ‘being_sensible’

MARK 5:15 σωφρονοῦντα (sōfronounta) V-PPA.AMS ‘sitting having_been clothed and being_sensible the one having had the’ SR GNT Mark 5:15 word 17

LUKE 8:35 σωφρονοῦντα (sōfronounta) V-PPA.AMS ‘came_out having_been clothed and being_sensible before the feet’ SR GNT Luke 8:35 word 36

2COR 5:13 σωφρονοῦμεν (sōfronoumen) V-IPA1..P ‘we flipped_out to god it_is or we are being_sensible for you_all it_is’ SR GNT 2Cor 5:13 word 6

Key: V=verb IPA1..P=indicative,present,active,1st person plural NPA....=infinitive,present,active PPA.AMS=participle,present,active,accusative,masculine,singular