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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 366. ἀνανήφω (ananéphó) -- To come to one's senses, to regain one's composure, to become sober-minded.</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/366.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/12-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/366.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 366</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/365.htm" title="365">◄</a> 366. ananéphó <a href="../greek/367.htm" title="367">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ananéphó: To come to one's senses, to regain one's composure, to become sober-minded.</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀνανήφω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ananéphó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-nah-NAY-fo<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(an-an-ay'-fo)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To come to one's senses, to regain one's composure, to become sober-minded.<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I become sober again, recover sound sense.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek prefix ἀνά (ana, meaning "again" or "up") and νήφω (néphó, meaning "to be sober" or "to be watchful").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀνανήφω, the concept of sobriety and alertness can be related to Hebrew terms like שָׁקַל (shakal, meaning "to be prudent" or "to be wise") and עֵר (er, meaning "awake" or "alert").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb ἀνανήφω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of coming to one's senses or regaining a clear, sober state of mind. It implies a return to rational thinking and awareness, often after a period of confusion or deception. This term is used metaphorically to encourage spiritual alertness and moral clarity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, sobriety was often associated with wisdom and self-control, virtues highly esteemed in both philosophical and religious contexts. The concept of being sober-minded was not only about abstaining from physical intoxication but also about maintaining mental and spiritual vigilance. In the early Christian context, this term would have resonated with the call to live a life distinct from the surrounding pagan culture, characterized by spiritual alertness and moral integrity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/303.htm">ana</a> and <a href="/greek/3525.htm">néphó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to return to soberness, i.e. regain one's senses<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>come to their senses (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 366: ἀνανήφω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀνανήφω</span></span>: (`in good authors apparently confined to the present'; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἀνενηψα</span>); <span class="accented">to return to soberness</span> (<span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">μέθης</span>, which is added by Greek writers); metaphorically: <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-26.htm">2 Timothy 2:26</a> <span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">διαβόλου</span> <span class="greek2">παγίδος</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 66, 2 d.) to be set free from the snare of the devil and to return to a sound mind (`one's sober senses'). (<span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, legg. alleg. ii. § 16 <span class="greek2">ἀνανηφει</span>, <span class="greek2">τουτ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἐστι</span> <span class="greek2">μετανόει</span>; add <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 6, 11, 10; <span class="abbreviation">Cebes</span> (<DATE_RANGE:399 B.C.>) tab. 9; <span class="abbreviation">Antoninus</span> 6, 31; <span class="abbreviation">Chariton</span> 5, 1.) (See <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀγρυπνέω</span></span>, at the end.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>recover one's senses <p>From <a href="/greek/303.htm">ana</a> and <a href="/greek/3525.htm">nepho</a>; to become sober again, i.e. (figuratively) regain (one's) senses -- recover self. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/303.htm">ana</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3525.htm">nepho</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ανανηψωσιν ανανήψωσιν ἀνανήψωσιν ananepsosin ananēpsōsin ananḗpsosin ananḗpsōsin<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-ASA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ <b>ἀνανήψωσιν</b> ἐκ τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and they may come to their senses</span> [and escape] from the snare<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">[that] they may recover themselves</span> out of<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and <span class="itali">they might become sober again</span> out of the<p><b><a href="/greek/366.htm">Strong's Greek 366</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_366.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/anane_pso_sin_366.htm">ἀνανήψωσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/365.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="365"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="365" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/367.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="367"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="367" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>