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σωφροσύνη (sophrosyne): all forms

σωφροσύνη means “self-control, moderation, prudence”. Below is its full declension in Ancient Greek.

Forms

Forms, singular
Feminine
Nominativeσαοφροσύνη
Genitiveσαοφροσύνης
Dativeσαοφροσύνῃ
Accusativeσαοφροσύνην
Vocativeσαοφροσύνη
Forms, plural
Feminine
Nominativeσαοφροσύναι
Genitiveσαοφροσυνῶν
Dativeσαοφροσύνῃσι(ν)
Accusativeσαοφροσύνας
Vocativeσαοφροσύναι

Meaning and examples of σωφροσύνη

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.