Definition
νηφάλιος (-λεος, Rec., in 1Ti, ll. with), -ον (in cl., -α, -ον),
(νήφω),
1. in cl., of drink, not mixed with wine.
2. In later writers (Plut., al.), of persons, sober, temperate: 1 Timothy 3:2; 3:11, Titus 2:2.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 1 Timothy 3:2νηφάλιον · temperateAn overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
- 1 Timothy 3:11νηφαλίους · [but] temperateIn the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
- Titus 2:2νηφαλίους · temperateOlder men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.