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Koine Greek wordlink #138322

SR GNT 1Tim 3:2 νηφάλιον (naʸfalion) ‘of one wife the husband sober sensible respectable hospitable’ Strongs=35240 Lemma=nēfalios
Word role=substantive adjective case=accusative gender=masculine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form νηφάλιον (S-AMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘νηφάλιον’ (S-AMS) is always and only glossed as ‘sober’.

Greek words (2) other than νηφάλιον (S-AMS) with a gloss related to ‘sober’

1TIM 3:11 νηφαλίους (naʸfalious) S-AMP ‘dignified not diabolical sober faithful in all things’ SR GNT 1Tim 3:11 word 7

TIT 2:2 νηφαλίους (naʸfalious) S-AMP ‘the older_men sober to_be dignified sensible’ SR GNT Tit 2:2 word 2

Key: S=substantive adjective AMP=accusative,masculine,plural AMS=accusative,masculine,singular