σωφροσύνη

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Τοὺς δούλους ἔταξεν ὡρισμένου νομίσματος ὁμιλεῖν ταῖς θεραπαινίσιν → He arranged for his male slaves to have sex with female slaves at a fixed price (Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 21.2)

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Transliteration A: sōphrosýnē Transliteration B: sōphrosynē Transliteration C: sofrosyni Beta Code: swfrosu/nh

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], Dor. σωφροσ-ύνα, Ep. and poet. σᾰοφροσύνη (as in Hom. and in later poetry, IG22.3632.11, 3753), ἡ,

   A soundness of mind, prudence, discretion, Od.23.13; in pl., ib.30; the common form first in Thgn.379, 701, 1138, Epich.101; αἰδὼς σωφροσύνης πλεῖστον μετέχει Th.1.84; σ. λαβεῖν Id.8.64; sanity, opp. μανία, X.Mem. 1.1.16, cf. Act.Ap.26.25.    2 moderation in sensual desires, selfcontrol, temperance, Democr.210, Ar.Nu.962 (anap.), Pl.563 (anap.), And.1.131, Pl.Phdr.237e, etc.; σ. τὸ κρατεῖν ἡδονῶν καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν Id.Smp.196c; σ. τὸ περὶ τὰς γυναῖκας (sc. ἔργον) Arist.Pol.1263b9, cf. EN1117b23, Pl.Phd.68c, R.430e sq., 1 Ep.Ti.2.9.    3 in a political sense, a moderate form of government, Th.8.64.