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σωφρον-ικός , ή, όν,
A.naturally temperate, self-controlled, of persons, X.Mem.1.3.9, Arist.Rh.1390a14, EN1144b5, etc.; οἱ βουλόμενοι ς. εἶναι (ironically) Stoic.1.100; “ς. τὴν ἀναβολήνLuc.Tim.54. Adv. “-κῶςAr.Eq.545, Sor.1.33: Comp. “-ώτερονAth.10.426c.
2. of things, Pl.Plt.307a; “σεμνότηςPlb. 22.20.2, etc.; “σωφρονικωτέρα τροφήMuson.Fr.18Bp.104 H.; τὸ ς. X.Mem.3.10.5, cf. Metrod.Herc.831.15; “τὰ ς. καὶ ἀνδρεῖαPhld.Mus. p.50 K.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Aristophanes, Knights, 545
    • Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, 1144b.5
    • Plato, Statesman, 307a
    • Xenophon, Memorabilia, 1.3.9
    • Xenophon, Memorabilia, 3.10.5
    • Polybius, Histories, 22.20.2
    • Lucian, Timon, 54
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