Strong's Enhanced Concordance
The Aionian Bible un-translates and instead transliterates eleven special words to help us better understand the extent of God’s love for individuals and all mankind, and the nature of afterlife destinies. The original translation is unaltered and an inline note is appended to 64 Old Testament and 200 New Testament verses. Compare the definitions below to the Aionian Glossary. Follow the blue link below to study the word's usage. Search for any Strong's number: g1-21369 and h1-9049.be sober
Strongs:
g3525
Greek:
νήφω
Tyndale
Word:
νήφω
Transliteration:
nēphō
Gloss:
be sober
Morphhology:
Greek Verb
Definition:
νήφω to be sober, abstain from wine; metaphorically, of moral alertness, to be sober, calm, circumspect: 1Th.5:6 5:8, 2Ti.4:5 (see Ellic, in l), 1Pe.1:13 4:7 5:8 (cf. ἐκ, ἐκ-νήφω, and see MM, xvii). SYN.: ἀγρυπνέω, γρηγορέω (AS)
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Word:
νήφω
Transliteration:
nēphō
Gloss:
be sober
Morphhology:
Greek Verb
Definition:
νήφω, Doric dialect νάφω (see. infr. II), used by early writers only in present, mostly in participle: later imperfect ἔνηφον [Refs 6th c.AD+]aorist ἔνηψα [NT+5th c.BC+]:—to be sober, drink no wine, οὔτε τι γὰρ ν. οὔτε λίην μεθύω [Refs 7th c.BC+]participle νήφων as adjective, ={νηφάλιος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ τοὺς μεθύοντας. πλείω ζημίαν ἀποτίνειν τῶν ν. Legal Pittaciap. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ν. θεός, i.e. water, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) metaphorically, to be self-controlled, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be sober and wary, νᾶφε καὶ μέμνασ᾽ ἀπιστεῖν [NT+5th c.BC+]; νήψατε εἰς προσευχάς [NT+1st c.AD+]; καρδίῃ νήφοντος poetical cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2) ν. ἐκ κακοῦ recover oneself from, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ἐγερθέντων καὶ νηψάντων ἀπὸ τῆς πτώσεως Procl.[same place]
Strongs
Word:
νήφω
Transliteration:
nḗphō
Pronounciation:
nay'-fo
Language:
Greek
Morphhology:
Verb
Definition:
to abstain from wine (keep sober), i.e. (figuratively) be discreet; be sober, watch; of uncertain affinity
