σῶς + φρονέω
Word
Validation
Yes
Word-form
σωφροσύνην
Word-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
sōphrosunē
English translation (word)
soundness of mind
Transliteration (Etymon)
sōs + phroneō
English translation (etymon)
safe and sound + to think
Century
2/3 AD
Source
Idem
Ref.
In Aristotelis topicorum libri octo commentaria, p. 509, l. 18
Ed.
M. Wallies, Alexandri Aphrodisiensis in Aristotelis topicorum libros octo commentaria [Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca 2.2], Berlin: Reimer, 1891
Quotation
οἷον εἰ τῆς σωφροσύνης μᾶλλον ὁρισμός ἐστι τὸ σῶα φρονεῖν
Translation (En)
As, for example, the definition of sōphrosunē "soundness of mind" is rather "to have sound thoughts" (sōa phroneîn)
Parallels
Orion, Etymologicum 194 (Σωφροσύνη: διὰ τὸ σῶα φρονεῖν) ; Anastasius Sin., viae dux 2, 8 (Σωφροσύνη ἢ κατὰ τὸ σῶα φρονεῖν ἢ διὰ τὸ σῶμα φρουρεῖν ἀπὸ ῥύπου) ; Etym. Gudianum, sigma 520 (Σωφροσύνη, διὰ τὸ σῶα φρονεῖν· ἢ παρὰ τὸ σῶμα φρουρεῖν ἀπὸ ῥύπου· καὶ εἰς τὸ παρθενίαν)
Modern etymology
Derivative from σώφρων "wise", from σῶς (σάος) "safe and sound" + φρήν
Persistence in Modern Greek
The word is still used in Modern Greek with the meaning 'prudence' (Triandafyllidis, Dictionary of MG)
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
This is the correct etymology