---
title: "Strong"
description: "G4998 σώφρων (sṓphrōn) definition:  safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)"
image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg"
url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/G4998"
---

## G4998 Definition

 Strong's number G4998
 
Lemma σώφρων
 
Transliteration sṓphrōn
 
Pronunciation -
 
Strong's definition safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion) discreet, sober, temperate from the base of [G4982](/lexicon/G4982) (σώζω) and that of [G5424](/lexicon/G5424) (φρήν);
 
## 4 instances of the word σώφρων
 sṓphrōn (G4998) 

 Previous Next

Showing 1 to 4 of 4 results

All BooksMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation

---

- 

1 Timothy 3:2 - must then A bishop blameless be wife the husband vigilant sober of good behaviour given to hospitality apt to teach

- 

Titus 1:8 - But a lover of hospitality a lover of good men sober just holy temperate

- 

Titus 2:2 - That the aged men sober be grave temperate sound in faith in charity in patience

- 

Titus 2:5 - To be discreet chaste keepers at home good obedient to their own husbands the word of God be

Previous Next

```json
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/?s={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/G4998#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/G4998#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/G4998","name":"Strong's G4998: σώφρων (sṓphrōn) — Hebrew/Greek Concordance & Definition","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/G4998#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"G4998 σώφρων (sṓphrōn) definition:  safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/G4998"]}]},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","width":512,"height":512},"logo":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo"},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/RBiblebeliever","https://www.facebook.com/RBibleBelievers"]}]}
```