νηφάλεος nēpháleos
Meaning
sober, i.e. (figuratively) circumspect
In the King James Version: sober
Derivation: from G3525 (νήφω);
Where it is used
- 1 Timothy 3:2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
- 1 Timothy 3:11 In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
- Titus 2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.