- Original: σωφροσύνη - Transliteration: Sophrosune - Phonetic: so-fros-oo'-nay - Definition: 1. soundness of mind 2. self-control, sobriety - Origin: from G4998 - TDNT entry: 25:17,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G4998 ; soundness of mind that is (literally) sanity or (figuratively) self control: - soberness sobriety. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • soberness, 1 Act 26:25 • sobriety, 2 1 Timothy 2:9; 1 Timothy 2:15