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Strong's G4679 · Greek

σοφίζω

sophizo · sof-id'-zo

from 4680; to render wise; in a sinister acceptation, to form "sophisms", i.e. continue plausible error


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

σοφίζω (G4679)

2 σοφίζω ( σοφός ), [in LXX chiefly for חכם ;] to make wise, instruct : c. acc. pers., II Ti 3:15 (cf. Ps 18 (19):8 ( Ps 118 (119):98 ). As depon., -ομαι ; intrans., to become wise ( III Ki 4:27 ( 5:11) ), Ec 2:15 , and freq. in Si 7:5 , al.); trans., to invent, devise cleverly : pass., II Pe 1:16 (cf. κατα-σοφίζομαι ).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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