Acts 26:25:12Acts.26.25.W12TAB
σωφροσύνης
sôphrosynês
“of sound mind”
- Transliteration
- sô-phro-SY-nês
- Extended
- sôh-phroh-SY-nêhs
- IPA
- /sɔː.pʰroˈsyː.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of sound mind
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sô-phro-SY-nês
- sentence
ho de PAU-los OU MAI-no-mai phê-SEEN KRA-ti-ste PHÊ-ste al-LA a-lê-THEI-as KAI sô-phro-SY-nês RHÊ-ma-ta a-po-phTHENG-go-mai
Exegesis
The genitive pair alētheias kai sōphrosynēs modifying rhēmata {ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα | a-lē-theí-as kaí sō-phro-sý-nēs rhḗ-ma-ta} functions as genitives of quality, rendering “words characterized by truth and sound-mindedness.”
Root and etymology
sōphrōnsigma–omega–phi–rho–omega–nu
“of sound mind, self-controlled”
In context — Acts 26:25
But Paul said, “I am not mad , most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and sound judgment.”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 26:25, so the Greek word σωφροσύνης (sôphrosynês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.26.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.25.W12.S1) and character.