What does σωφρονίζω (sōphronízō) mean in the Bible?
σωφρονίζω (sōphronízō) is a Greek word meaning "to train".
Greek · G4994
σωφρονίζω
To train
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σωφρονίζω G4994
Pronunciation sōphronízō
What does σωφρονίζω (sōphronízō) mean in the Bible?
σωφρονίζω (sōphronízō) is a Greek word meaning "to train".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4994?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include they can train (1).
Where does σωφρονίζω (sōphronízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Titus 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Titus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It they can train 1× Titus 2:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Titus 2:4
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Titus 1
Source forms
σωφρονίζωσιν 1x sōphronizōsin Titus 2:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Titus 2:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to train
Source Gloss
to train
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Titus 2:4 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Subjunctive
σωφρονίζωσι swfronizwsin
I admonish
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
σωφρονίζω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain