Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

σωφρονικός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: σωφρονικός σωφρονική σωφρονικόν

Structure: σωφρονικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: sw/frwn

Sense

  1. naturally temperate, moderate, sober

Examples

  • εἰπέ μοι, ἔφη, ὦ Ξενοφῶν, οὐ σὺ Κριτόβουλον ἐνόμιζεσ εἶναι τῶν σωφρονικῶν ἀνθρώπων μᾶλλον ἢ τῶν θρασέων καὶ τῶν προνοητικῶν μᾶλλον ἢ τῶν ἀνοήτων τε καὶ ῥιψοκινδύνων; (Xenophon, Memorabilia, , chapter 3 12:1)

Synonyms

  1. naturally temperate

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION