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Koine Greek wordlink #140157

SR GNT Tit 2:2 νηφαλίους (naʸfalious) ‘the older_men sober to_be dignified sensible’ Strongs=35240 Lemma=nēfalios
Word role=substantive adjective case=accusative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=65 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form νηφαλίους (S-AMP) in the Greek originals

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

1 Tim 3:11 ‘dignified not diabolical sober faithful in all things’ SR GNT 1 Tim 3:11 word 7

OET-LV: 11 ˓Their˒_wives likewise should _be dignified, not diabolical, sober, faithful in all things. (TI1_3:11)

OET-RV: 11 Their wives, too, should be dignified, should only speak the truth, and should be sober and faithful in everything they do. (TI1 3:11)

Greek words (1) other than νηφαλίους (S-AMP) with a gloss related to ‘sober’

1 TIM 3:2 νηφάλιον (naʸfalion) S-AMS ‘of one wife the husband sober sensible respectable hospitable’ SR GNT 1 Tim 3:2 word 11

OET-LV: 2 Therefore it _is _fitting the overseer to _be irreproachable, the_husband of _one wife, sober, sensible, respectable, hospitable, teaching, (TI1_3:2)

OET-RV: 2 So it’s fitting that an overseer be above reproach, be the husband of one wife, sober, sensible, respectable, hospitable, a good teacher, (TI1 3:2)

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