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τούτου δὲ συμβαίνοντος ἀναγκαῖον γίγνεσθαι πάροδον καὶ τροπὰς τῶν ἐνδεδεμένων ἄστρων → but if this were so, there would have to be passings and turnings of the fixed stars

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Transliteration A: sṓphrōn Transliteration B: sōphrōn Transliteration C: sofron Beta Code: sw/frwn

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Ep. and poet. σᾰόφρων (as in Hom., v. infr., Pi.Pae.9.46), ονος, ὁ, ἡ: neut. σῶφρον:—prop.

   A of sound mind (from σῶς, φρήν, cf. Pl.Cra.411e, Arist.EN1140b11): hence, discreet, prudent, οὐκ ἄν με σαόφρονα μυθήσαιο ἔμμεναι Il.21.462, cf. Od.4.158; opp. ἄφρων, Thgn.431, 454, 497; opp. νήπιος, Id.483; opp. ἀνόητος, Hdt.1.4; σώφρονες περὶ θεούς X.Mem.4.3.2; σωφρονέστατος ἐν τῇ τέχνῃ Hp.Prorrh. 2.2.    2 of things, τοῖσι λόγοις σῶφρον ἔπεστιν ἄνθος Ar.Nu.1025 (lyr.); σ. οἶκτος reasonable compassion, Th.3.59; -έστατον κήρυγμα Aeschin.3.4; σώφρον' εἶπας E.IA1024; ἄλλο τι -έστερον γνώσεσθε Th.5.111; σῶφρόν ἐστι c. inf., Id.1.42.    II in Att., esp. having control over the sensual desires, temperate, self-controlled, chaste (σώφρων ὁ μετρίας ἐπιθυμίας ἔχων Pl.Def.415d, cf. σωφροσύνη 1), μοι δὸς -εστέραν πολὺ μητρὸς γενέσθαι A.Ch.140, cf. S.Aj.132; γυνὴ σ. And. 4.14, cf. S.Fr.682; σ. καὶ ἐγκρατὴς ἑαυτοῦ Pl.Grg.491d, cf. 1 Ep.Ti. 3.2, etc.    2 of things, σ. γνώμη A.Ag.1664 (troch.); εὐχαί Id.Supp.710; σ. ὑμέναιοι, λέχη, E.Or.558, El.1099; τράπεζα, δίαιτα, Id.Fr.893 (lyr.), Pl.Ep.336c; ἀριστοκρατία moderate, Th.3.82; χάρις ib. 58; βίος Pl.Lg.733e; φρονεῖν σώφρονα S.Fr.64.    3 τὸ σῶφρον, = σωφροσύνη, Id.Fr.786, E.Hipp.431, Th.1.37, 3.82; σοῦ τὸ σ. E.Andr.365, cf. 346, etc.; ἐπὶ τὸ -έστερον λαμβάνειν τι Hdt.3.71; τὸ -έστατον Th.3.62; τὰ σώφρονα λάγδην πατεῖται S.Fr.683.    III Adv. -όνως A.Th. 645, Eu.44, Hdt.4.77; σ. τραφῆναι Ar.Eq.334 (lyr.); σ. τε καὶ μετρίως Pl.R.399b; δικαίως πράττοντες καὶ σ. Id.Alc.1.134d; σ. ἐφέπεσθαι cautiously, X.Ages.2.3: Comp., -έστερον πολιτεύειν adopt a more moderate constitution, Th.8.53, cf. 1.84, X.Eq.Mag.1.14, etc.; but -εστέρως E.IA379 (troch.): Sup. -έστατα Isoc.7.13, Pl.Lg.728e.