- Original: νήφω - Transliteration: Nepho - Phonetic: nay'-fo - Definition: 1. to be sober, to be calm and collected in spirit 2. to be temperate, dispassionate, circumspect - Origin: of uncertain affinity - TDNT entry: 19:36,6 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; to abstain from wine (keep sober) that is (figuratively) be discreet: - be sober watch. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • sober, 4 1 Thessalonians 5:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:8; 1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 5:8 • watch, 2 2 Timothy 4:5; 1 Peter 4:7