Sophron

Quick meaning: Sophron is an adjective meaning (in Ancient Greek philosophy) Of a sound and well-balanced mind; moderate, prudent, sensible, reasonable.

Meaning

(in Ancient Greek philosophy) Of a sound and well-balanced mind; moderate, prudent, sensible, reasonable.

Example Sentences

Even if, the argument notwithstanding, quiet deeds should somehow emerge as more beautiful and not fewer in number “in walking and speaking or anywhere else,” even given this, the quiet life would be no more sophron than the non-quiet.

As a young gentleman, Charmides was expected to be sophron, self- restrained in his moral behavior, and we learn in the prologue that he so well fulfills this expectation that he is regarded as the most moderate [sophronestatos, 157d6) of the young men of his generation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sophistic, aristophrenic, philosophistic, phronetic, philosophistical, apollonian.

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