to be self-controlled (sōphronas | σώφρονας | acc pl fem), pure, working at home, kind, submissive to their own husbands that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
Therefore, it is necessary for an overseer to be above reproach: a man of one woman, clear-minded, self-controlled (sōphrona | σώφρονα | acc sg masc), dignified, hospitable, skilled in teaching,
Likewise, I also desire that the women should adorn themselves in respectable attire, with modesty and moderation (sōphrosynēs | σωφροσύνης | gen sg fem), not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly clothing,
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but true and rational (sōphrosynēs | σωφροσύνης | gen sg fem) are the words that I declare.
teaching us that, having denied the ungodliness and the worldly passions, we should live in a self-controlled manner (sōphronōs | σωφρόνως | adverb) and justly and reverently in the present age,