σωφροσύνη sōphrosýnē
Meaning
soundness of mind, i.e. (literally) sanity or (figuratively) self-control
In the King James Version: soberness, sobriety
Derivation: from G4998 (σώφρων);
Where it is used
- Acts 26:25 But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
- 1 Timothy 2:9 Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
- 1 Timothy 2:15 Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.