2. of passions, to correct, moderate, Xen .; so, ". ajmpnoav" to pant less violently, Eur. ; ej" eujtevleian " . to reduce expenses, Thuc.
swfronikov"
swfronikov" , hv, ovn , ( swvfrwn ) naturally temperate, moderate, sober, Xen ., etc. :— Adv. -kw`" , Ar.
swfronisthvr
swfronisthvr , h`ro", oJ , = swfronisthv" , Plat.
swfronisthv"
swfronisthv" , ou`, oJ , ( swfronivzw ) one that makes temperate, a chastener, chastiser, Thuc ., Plat. , etc.
swfrosuvnh
swfrosuvnh , Dor. -uvna , Ep. sa±ofrosuvnh , hJ , soundness of mind, moderation, discretion, Od., Theogn. , Att.
2. moderation in desires, self-control, temperance, chastity, sobriety, Lat. temperantia, modestia , Ar. , Plat. , etc. From swvfrwn
swvfrwn
swv-frwn , Ep. sa±ov-frwn , ono", oJ, hJ : neut. sw`fron , ( sw`", frhvn ) of sound mind, Lat. sanae mentis : —hence sensible, discreet, wise, Hom ., Hdt. , Xen.
2. of things, swvfrona eijpei`n Eur .; a[llo ti swfronevsteron gignwvskein Thuc .:— sw`frovn ejsti , c. inf ., Id.
II. having control over the sensual desires, temperate, self-controlled, moderate, chaste, sober, Trag. , Plat. , etc. :—so, ". gnwvmh Aesch .; ". ajristokrativa Thuc.
2.
to; sw`fron
=
swfrosuvnh
,
Eur.
,
Thuc.
,
etc.
III.
Adv.
-ovnw"
,
Hdt.
—
Comp.
swfronevsteron
,
Thuc.
; so,
ejpi; to; swfronevsteron
Hdt
.:—but
-estevrw"
,
Eur.
:—
Sup.
-evstata
,
Isocr.
swvcw, SW vCW
SW vCW , Ion. for ywvcw , to rub: cf. kata-swvcw .
swvw
swvw
,
Ep.
for
swvzw
.
Liddell, H. G., and Scott, Abridged Greek-English Lexicon, (Oxford: Oxford University Press) 1992.