4998 - SOBER / DISCREET
4998 sophron so'-frone
from the base of 4982 and that of 5424;
AV-sober 2, temperate 1, discreet 1; 4
1) of a sound mind, sane, in one's senses
2) curbing one's desires and impulses, self-controlled, temperate
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NEW TESTAMENT USAGE
1 Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober <4998>, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Titus 1:8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober <4998>, just, holy, temperate;
Titus 2:2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate <4998>, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
Titus 2:5 To be discreet <4998>, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
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