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’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.1 Thessalonians 5:8 · νήφωμενBut let us, since we belong to 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 you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.1 Peter 1:13 · νήφοντες,Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—1 Peter 4:7 · νήψατεBut the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.1 Peter 5:8 · νήψατε,Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.