Sophron describes a quality required of overseers and taught to older men and women in Scripture.

The attested verses use the adjective for a personal quality named among requirements or instructions: for an overseer in 1 Timothy 3:2 and Titus 1:8, and for older men and women in Titus 2:2 and Titus 2:5.

1. A required personal quality · dominant

   In 1 Timothy 3:2 and Titus 1:8, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in lists describing the overseer, alongside qualities such as being hospitable and upright; the APB renders each list with “self-controlled.” In Titus 2:2 and Titus 2:5, the accusative plural forms occur in instructions concerning older men and women, respectively, and the APB likewise renders the listed quality “self-controlled.”

   1 Timothy 3:2Titus 1:8Titus 2:2Titus 2:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four cited verses, the APB presents the listed quality as “self-controlled.” This rendering confirms the overall clauses rather than isolating the term independently.