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σοφία sophia · G4678

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wisdom

σοφία, -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for חׇכְמָה ; ] ; skill, intelligence, wisdom, ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense; (a) of human wisdom: 1Co.2:1 2:4-5, Jas.3:15, Rev.13:18 17:9; σ. Σολομῶνος, Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31; Αἰγυπτίων, Act.7:22; Ἕλληνες σ. ζητοῦσιν, 1Co.1:22; σ. λόγου, 1Co.1:17; τ. σοφῶν, 1Co.1:19 (LXX); τ. κόσμου, 1Co.1:20-21 3:19; ἀνθρωπίνη, 1Co.2:13; σαρκική, 2Co.1:12; of wisdom in spiritual things: Luk.21:15, Act.6:3, 10 7:10, 1Co.2:6, Col.1:28 2:23 3:16 4:5, Jas.1:5 3:13, 17, 2Pe.3:15; λόγος σοφίας, 1Co.12:8; πνεῦμα σοφίας, Eph.1:17; σ. καὶ φρόνησις, Eph.1:8; σ. καὶ σύνεσις, Col.1:9; (b) of divine …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σοφία, ; Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, properly cleverness or skill in handicraft and art, as in carpentry, τέκτονος, ὅς ῥά τε πάσης εὖ εἰδῇ σ. []; of the Telchines, []; ἡ ἔντεχνος σ., of Hephaestus and Athena, []; of Daedalus and Palamedes, []; in music and singing, τέχνῃ καὶ σ. []; in medicine or surgery, []; ἡ περὶ Ὁμήρου σ. []: rare in plural, []; 2 skill in matters of common life. sound judgement, intelligence, practical wisdom, etc., such as was attributed to the seven sages, like{φρόνησις}, []; …

Where it's used 51 times

Matthew 11:19 · Matthew 12:42 · Matthew 13:54 · Mark 6:2 · Luke 2:40 · Luke 2:52 · Luke 7:35 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:49 · Luke 21:15 · Acts 6:3 · Acts 6:10 · Acts 7:10 · Acts 7:22 · Romans 11:33 · 1 Corinthians 1:17 · 1 Corinthians 1:19 · 1 Corinthians 1:20 · 1 Corinthians 1:21 · 1 Corinthians 1:22 · 1 Corinthians 1:24 · 1 Corinthians 1:30 · 1 Corinthians 2:1 · 1 Corinthians 2:4 · 1 Corinthians 2:5 · 1 Corinthians 2:6 · 1 Corinthians 2:7 · 1 Corinthians 2:13 · 1 Corinthians 3:19 · 1 Corinthians 12:8 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · Ephesians 1:8 · Ephesians 1:17 · Ephesians 3:10 · Colossians 1:9 · Colossians 1:28 · Colossians 2:3 · Colossians 2:23 · Colossians 3:16 · Colossians 4:5 · James 1:5 · James 3:13 · James 3:15 · James 3:17 · 2 Peter 3:15 · Revelation 5:12 · Revelation 7:12 · Revelation 13:18 · Revelation 17:9 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G4678; TFLSJ G4678

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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