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)
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G3525 — νήφω
nēphō · be sober · Greek
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1 Thessalonians 5:6 · νήφωμεν.so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.1 Thessalonians 5:8 · νήφωμενBut let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.2 Timothy 4:5 · νῆφεBut be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.1 Peter 1:13 · νήφοντες,Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;1 Peter 4:7 · νήψατεBut the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:1 Peter 5:8 · νήψατε,Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,