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σωφροσύνη

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: σωφροσύνη σωφροσύνης

Structure: σωφροσυν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: from sw/frwn

Sense

  1. soundness of mind, prudence, discretion; sanity
  2. moderation in sensual desires, self-control, temperance
  3. (politics) a moderate form of government

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative σωφροσύνη σωφροσύνᾱ σωφροσύναι
Genitive σωφροσύνης σωφροσύναιν σωφροσυνῶν
Dative σωφροσύνῃ σωφροσύναιν σωφροσύναις
Accusative σωφροσύνην σωφροσύνᾱ σωφροσύνᾱς
Vocative σωφροσύνη σωφροσύνᾱ σωφροσύναι

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • οἳ πολλαῖσ μὲν καὶ παραδόξοισ μάχαισ ἐνίκησαν τοὺσ ὑπεναντίουσ, πολλοὺσ δὲ καὶ παραβόλουσ ὑπέμειναν πόνουσ καὶ κινδύνουσ καὶ ταλαιπωρίασ, πλείστησ δὲ περιουσίασ κυριεύσαντεσ καὶ πρὸσ ἁπάσασ τὰσ ἐπιθυμίασ πλείστησ εὐπορήσαντεσ ἀπολαύσεωσ, οὔτε κατὰ τὴν σωματικὴν δύναμιν οὐδέποτε διὰ ταῦτ’ ἠλαττώθησαν, οὔτε κατὰ τὰσ ψυχικὰσ ὁρμὰσ οὐδὲν ἄδικον οὐδ’ ἀσελγὲσ ἐπετήδευσαν, ἅπαντεσ δ’, ὡσ ἔποσ εἰπεῖν, βασιλικοὶ καὶ ταῖσ μεγαλοψυχίαισ καὶ ταῖσ σωφροσύναισ καὶ ταῖσ τόλμαισ ἀπέβησαν, Φιλίππῳ καὶ μετ’ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ συμβιώσαντεσ. (Polybius, Histories, book 8, chapter 10 9:1)

Synonyms

  1. a moderate form of government

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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