STRONGS G3525:
νήφω; 1 aorist imperative 2 person plural
νήψατε; from
Theognis,
Sophocles,
Xenophon down;
to be sober; in the N. T. everywhere tropically,
to be calm and collected in spirit; to be temperate, dispassionate, circumspect:
1 Thessalonians 5:6,
8;
2 Timothy 4:5;
1 Peter 1:13;
1 Peter 5:8;
εἰς τάς προσευχάς,
unto (the offering of) prayer, 1 Peter 4:7. (Synonym: see
ἀγρυπνέω; and on the word see Ellicott on Timothy, the passage cited Compare:
ἀνανήφω,
ἐκνήφω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- 1 Thessalonians
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5:6; 5:8
- 2 Timothy
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4:5
- 1 Peter
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1:13; 4:7; 5:8