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σωφροσύνη

sophrosyne

sound-mindedness, self-control, discretion

Summary

σωφροσύνη ("sound-mindedness, self-control") is one of the four cardinal Greek virtues, used in 1 Timothy 2:9 for godly women and 2:15 for the specific woman's restoration. The cognate σώφρων appears in elder qualifications (Titus 1:8), creating a lexical bridge: the virtue commended to godly women is the same virtue required of church leaders and the same virtue the deceived woman must recover.

Used in Verses

1 Timothy 2:8-10 📖 (Explore →)

Lexical echo between v.9 (godly women) and v.15 (restoration condition) — structural bridge

1 Timothy 2:11-15 📖 (Explore →)

σωφροσύνη in v.15 — the condition for restoration echoes the virtue commended to godly women in v.9

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