2. Tit. 2:4 asks the older women to spur on the younger to worthy conduct. 3. The passive in Justin Apology 1.2 means “to be set right” in respect of a fault and in 2.2 it means “to attain to a morally suitable life.” sōphronismós. 1. This late word means literally “making understanding or wise,” then “admonition,” also “discretion,” “moderation,” “discipline.” 2. In 2 Tim. 1:7 God has given a spirit of power, love, and sōphronismós, which in context denotes a regulated life. The term has a Hellenistic
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