Discreet, Discreetly
Discreet, Discreetly
“of sound mind, self-controlled” (for the derivation, see DISCIPLINE), is translated “sober-minded,” in its four occurrences in the RV, 1Ti 3:2 (AV, “sober”); Tit 1:8 (AV, “ditto”); Tit 2:2 (AV, “temperate”); Tit 2:5 (AV, “discreet”). See SOBER, TEMPERATE.
lit., “mind-possessing” (nous, “mind, understanding,” echo, “to have”), hence denotes “discreetly, sensibly, prudently.” Mar 12:34.