◄ 4680. sophos ►
Strong's Lexicon sophos: Wise, learned, skilled Original Word: σοφός Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: sophos Pronunciation: so-foce' Phonetic Spelling: (sof-os') Definition: Wise, learned, skilled Meaning: wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. word Definition skilled, wise NASB Translation wise (16), wise man (2), wise men (1), wiser (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4680: σοφός σοφός, σοφή, σοφόν (akin to σαφής and to the Latinsapio, sapiens, sapor, 'to have a taste', etc.; Curtius, § 628; (Vanicek, p. 991)), the Sept. for חָכָם; (from Theognis, Pindar, Aeschylus down); wise, i. e. a. skilled, expert: εἰς τί, Romans 16:19; of artificers (cf. Grimm, Exeg. Hdbch. on Sap. (), p. 151): ἀρχιτέκτων, 1 Corinthians 3:10; Isaiah 3:3 (δημιουργός, of God, Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 7). b. wise, i. e. skilled in letters, cultivated, learned: Romans 1:14, 22; of the Greek philosophers (and orators, see σοφία, a.), 1 Corinthians 1:19f, 26; 1 Corinthians 3:18f,(20); of the Jewish theologians, Matthew 11:25; Luke 10:21; of Christian teachers, Matthew 23:34. c. wise in a practical sense, i. e. one who in action is governed by piety and integrity: Ephesians 5:15; James 3:13; and accordingly is a suitable person to settle private quarrels, 1 Corinthians 6:5. d. wise in a philosophic sense, forming the best plans and using the best means for their execution: so of God, Romans 16:27, and Rec. in 1 Timothy 1:17; Jude 1:25; σοφώτερον, contains more wisdom, is more sagaciously thought out, 1 Corinthians 1:25. [SYNONYMS: σοφός, συνετός, φρόνιμος: σοφός wise, see above; συνετός intelligent, denotes one who can 'put things together' (συνιέναι), who has insight and comprehension; φρόνιμος prudent (A. V. uniformly, wise), denotes primarily one who has quick and correct perceptions, hence, 'discreet,' 'circumspect,' etc.; cf. Schmidt, chapter 147. See σοφία, at the end] Strong's Exhaustive Concordance wise. Akin to saphes (clear); wise (in a most general application) -- wise. Compare phronimos. see GREEK phronimos Forms and Transliterations σοφά σοφαί σοφάς σοφή σοφήν σοφοι σοφοί σοφοὶ σοφοις σοφοίς σοφοῖς σοφόν σοφος σοφός σοφὸς σοφού σοφους σοφούς σοφοὺς σοφω σοφώ σοφῷ σοφων σοφών σοφῶν σοφώς σοφώτερα σοφωτερον σοφώτερον σοφώτερος σπάδοντας σπάδοντι sopho sophō sophoi sophoí sophoì sophôi sophō̂i sophois sophoîs sophon sophôn sophōn sophō̂n sophos sophós sophòs sophoteron sophōteron sophṓteron sophous sophoús sophoùs Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 11:25 Adj-GMP GRK: ταῦτα ἀπὸ σοφῶν καὶ συνετῶν NAS: these things from [the] wise and intelligent KJV: from the wise and INT: these things from wise and learned Matthew 23:34 Adj-AMP GRK: προφήτας καὶ σοφοὺς καὶ γραμματεῖς NAS: you prophets and wise men and scribes; KJV: prophets, and wise men, and scribes: INT: prophets and wise [men] and scribes Luke 10:21 Adj-GMP GRK: ταῦτα ἀπὸ σοφῶν καὶ συνετῶν NAS: these things from [the] wise and intelligent KJV: from the wise and INT: these things from wise and intelligent Romans 1:14 Adj-DMP GRK: καὶ βαρβάροις σοφοῖς τε καὶ NAS: both to the wise and to the foolish. KJV: both to the wise, and INT: and barbarians to wise both and Romans 1:22 Adj-NMP GRK: φάσκοντες εἶναι σοφοὶ ἐμωράνθησαν NAS: Professing to be wise, they became fools, KJV: to be wise, they became fools, INT: professing to be wise they became fools Romans 16:19 Adj-AMP GRK: δὲ ὑμᾶς σοφοὺς μὲν εἶναι NAS: you, but I want you to be wise in what is good KJV: you wise unto INT: however you wise indeed to be Romans 16:27 Adj-DMS GRK: μόνῳ σοφῷ θεῷ διὰ NAS: to the only wise God, through KJV: To God only wise, [be] glory through INT: [to the] only wise God through 1 Corinthians 1:19 Adj-GMP GRK: σοφίαν τῶν σοφῶν καὶ τὴν NAS: THE WISDOM OF THE WISE, AND THE CLEVERNESS KJV: the wisdom of the wise, and INT: wisdom of the wise and the 1 Corinthians 1:20 Adj-NMS GRK: ποῦ σοφός ποῦ γραμματεύς NAS: Where is the wise man? Where KJV: Where [is] the wise? where INT: Where [is the] wise where [the] scribe 1 Corinthians 1:25 Adj-NNS-C GRK: τοῦ θεοῦ σοφώτερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων NAS: of God is wiser than men, KJV: of God is wiser than men; and INT: of God wiser than men 1 Corinthians 1:26 Adj-NMP GRK: οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα NAS: that there were not many wise according KJV: not many wise men after the flesh, INT: not many wise according to flesh [there are] 1 Corinthians 1:27 Adj-AMP GRK: καταισχύνῃ τοὺς σοφούς καὶ τὰ NAS: to shame the wise, and God KJV: to confound the wise; and God INT: he might put to shame the wise and the 1 Corinthians 3:10 Adj-NMS GRK: μοι ὡς σοφὸς ἀρχιτέκτων θεμέλιον NAS: to me, like a wise master builder KJV: as a wise masterbuilder, INT: to me as a wise builder [the] foundation 1 Corinthians 3:18 Adj-NMS GRK: τις δοκεῖ σοφὸς εἶναι ἐν NAS: you thinks that he is wise in this KJV: seemeth to be wise in this INT: anyone thinks [himself] wise to be among 1 Corinthians 3:18 Adj-NMS GRK: ἵνα γένηται σοφός NAS: so that he may become wise. KJV: that he may be wise. INT: that he might be wise 1 Corinthians 3:19 Adj-AMP GRK: δρασσόμενος τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ NAS: [He is] THE ONE WHO CATCHES THE WISE IN THEIR CRAFTINESS; KJV: He taketh the wise in INT: catches the wise in the 1 Corinthians 3:20 Adj-GMP GRK: διαλογισμοὺς τῶν σοφῶν ὅτι εἰσὶν NAS: THE REASONINGS of the wise, THAT THEY ARE USELESS. KJV: the thoughts of the wise, that INT: thoughts of the wise that they are 1 Corinthians 6:5 Adj-NMS GRK: ὑμῖν οὐδεὶς σοφὸς ὃς δυνήσεται NAS: you one wise man who KJV: is not a wise man among INT: you no one a wise [man] who will be able Ephesians 5:15 Adj-NMP GRK: ἀλλ' ὡς σοφοί NAS: not as unwise men but as wise, KJV: but as wise, INT: but as wise James 3:13 Adj-NMS GRK: Τίς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων NAS: among you is wise and understanding? KJV: Who [is] a wise man and INT: Who [is] wise and understanding Strong's Greek 4680 20 Occurrences σοφῷ — 1 Occ. σοφῶν — 4 Occ. σοφώτερον — 1 Occ. σοφοὶ — 3 Occ. σοφοῖς — 1 Occ. σοφός — 6 Occ. σοφοὺς — 4 Occ.