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σοφός sophos · G4680

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σοφός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for חָכָם ; ] ; skilled, clever, wise, whether in handicraft, the affairs of life, the sciences or learning: Rom.16:19, 1Co.3:10; of the learned, Rom.1:14, 22, 1Co.1:19-20 1:26-27 3:18-20; of Jewish teachers, Mat.11:25, Luk.10:21; Christian, Mat.23:34; of those en­dowed with practical wisdom, 1Co.6:5, Eph.5:15, Jas.3:13; of God, Rom.16:27; compar., τ. μωρὸν τ. θεοῦ σοφώτερον, 1Co.1:25.†; SYN.: συνετός, φρόνιμος (see: σοφία, SYN.) (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σοφός, ή, όν, ; skilled in any handicraft or art, clever, ἁρματηλάτας σ. []; of a sculptor, []; even of hedgers and ditchers, []; but in this sense mostly of poets and musicians, []; ἐν κιθάρᾳ σ. []; τὴν τέχνην -ώτερος[]; γλώσσῃ σ. []; 2 clever in practical matters, wise, prudent, ὁ χρήσιμ᾽ εἰδώς, οὐχ ὁ πόλλ᾽ εἰδώς, σ. []; especially statesmanlike, in which sense the seven Sages were so called, []: hence, shrewd, worldly-wise, []; πολλὰ σ. []; ἃ δεῖ σ. []: even of animals, []; σ. πειθώ []; …

Where it's used 22 times

Matthew 11:25 · Matthew 23:34 · Luke 10:21 · Romans 1:14 · Romans 1:22 · Romans 16:19 · Romans 16:27 · 1 Corinthians 1:19 · 1 Corinthians 1:20 · 1 Corinthians 1:25 · 1 Corinthians 1:26 · 1 Corinthians 1:27 · 1 Corinthians 3:10 · 1 Corinthians 3:18 · 1 Corinthians 3:19 · 1 Corinthians 3:20 · 1 Corinthians 6:5 · Ephesians 5:15 · 1 Timothy 1:17 · James 3:13 · Jude 1:25 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G4680; TFLSJ G4680

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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