"somber, temperate, abstinent in respect to wine, etc.; in NT met., vigilant, circumspect, self-controlled, 1 Tim. 3:2, 11; Tit. 2:2*"
Definition and meaning
somber, temperate, abstinent in respect to wine, etc.; in NT met., vigilant, circumspect, self-controlled, 1 Tim. 3:2, 11; Tit. 2:2*
In the original Greek the word is written: νηφάλιος
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of nephalios (G3524) across the King James Bible.
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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Common questions
Strong's G3524 (nephalios) is a Greek word that means: somber, temperate, abstinent in respect to wine, etc.; in NT met., vigilant, circumspect, self-controlled, 1 Tim. 3:2, 11; Tit. 2:2* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word nephalios (G3524) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3524 is nephalios, a Greek word defined as: somber, temperate, abstinent in respect to wine, etc.; in NT met., vigilant, circumspect, self-controlled, 1 Tim. 3:2, 11; Tit. 2:2*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
nephalios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.