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Strong's G4680 · Greek

σοφός

sophos · sof-os'

akin to saphes (clear); wise (in a most general application)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

σοφός (G4680)

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

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

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