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Sober, Soberly, Soberminded
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or denotes "of sound mind" (sozo, "to save," phren, "the mind"); hence, "self-controlled, soberminded," always rendered "sober-minded" in the RV; in 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8 , AV, "sober;" in Titus 2:2 , AV, "temperate;" in Titus 2:5 , AV, "discreet."
Note: For nephalios (akin to B, No. 1), translated "sober" in 1 Timothy 3:11; Titus 2:2 , see TEMPERATE.signifies "to be free from the influence of intoxicants;" in the NT, metaphorically, it does not in itself imply watchfulness, but is used in association with it, 1 Thessalonians 5:6,8; 2 Timothy 4:5; 1 Peter 1:13; 4:7 , RV (AV, "watch"); 5:8. Cp. eknepho and ananepho, under AWAKE, No. 3 and Note.
akin to A, is rendered "to think soberly," Romans 12:3; "to be sober," 2 Corinthians 5:13; "to be soberminded," Titus 2:6; in 1 Peter 4:7 , AV "be ye sober" (RV, "of sound mind"); see MIND , B, No. 5.
denotes "to cause to be of sound mind, to recall to one's senses;" in Titus 2:4 , RV, it is rendered "they may train" (AV, "they may teach ... to be sober," marg., "wise"); "train" expresses the meaning more adequately; the training would involve the cultivation of sound judgment and prudence.
akin to A and B, Nos. 2 and 3, "soberly," occurs in Titus 2:12; it suggests the exercise of that self-restraint that governs all passions and desires, enabling the believer to be conformed to the mind of Christ.
Note: For the phrase "to think soberly," see B, No. 2.These files are public domain.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Sober, Soberly, Soberminded'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/sober-soberly-soberminded.html. 1940.
