Strong G4678σοφία

wisdom

Transliteration: sophia
Pronunciation: sof-ee'-ah
Morphology: Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G4680; wisdom (higher or lower worldly or spiritual): - wisdom.

Detailed definition

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 wisdom: of God, Rom.11:33, 1Co.1:21 1:24 2:7, Rev.7:12; πολυποίκιλος, Eph.3:10
of Christ, Mat.13:54, Mrk.6:2, Luk.2:40, 52, 1Co.1:30 Col.2:3, Rev.5:12;
of wisdom personified, Mat.11:19, Luk.7:35 11:49.†
SYN.: σύνεσις, intelligence; φρόνησις, prudence, which with σ. make up (Arist., N. Eth., i, 13) the three intellectual ἀρεταί. σ. is wisdom primary and absolute; in distinction from which φ. is practical, σύνεσις critical, both being applications of σ. in detail (cf. Lft., and ICC on Col.1:9; Lft., Notes, 317 f.; Tr., Syn., § LXXv; Cremer, 870 ff.). (AS)

In the Bible

Strong G4678 appears in 49 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

wisdom49

First verses

Matthew 11:19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Matthew 12:42
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Matthew 13:54
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Mark 6:2
And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
Luke 2:40
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Luke 7:35
But wisdom is justified of all her children.
Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Luke 11:49
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Acts 6:3
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Acts 6:10
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
Acts 7:10
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Acts 7:22
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
Romans 11:33
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
1 Corinthians 1:19
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1 Corinthians 1:21
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians 1:22
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

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σοφία,
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, properly cleverness or skill in handicraft and art, as in carpentry, τέκτονος, ὅς ῥά τε πάσης εὖ εἰδῇ σ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.412)]; of the Telchines, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 7.53)]; ἡ ἔντεχνος σ., of Hephaestus and Athena, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 32 1d)]; of Daedalus and Palamedes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.33, compare 1.4.2)]; in music and singing, τέχνῃ καὶ σ. [Refs 6th c.BC+ (“hymnus ad Mercurium” 483, compare 511; in poetry, 6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 13.52, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.117, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 882, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.2.8, etc.; in driving, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theages” 123c)]; in medicine or surgery, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.54; in divination, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 502 (Lyric poetry); δυσθανατῶν ὑπὸ σοφίας εἰς γῆρας ἀφίκετο 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 406b; σ. δημηγορική, δικανική, [prev. work] 365d)]; ἡ περὶ Ὁμήρου σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Ion” 542a; οὐ σοφίᾳ ἀλλὰ φύσει ποιεῖν [prev. author] “Ap.” 22b; σημαίνοντες τὴν σ..., ὅτι ἀρετὴ τέχνης ἐστίν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1141a12)]: rare in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.107, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 676 (Lyric poetry), “IG” 12.522 (vase, 5th c.BC).)]
2 skill in matters of common life. sound judgement, intelligence, practical wisdom, etc., such as was attributed to the seven sages, like{φρόνησις}, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 790, 876, 1074, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.30, 60)]; ἡ τῶν δεινῶν σ., opposed to ἀμαθία, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 360d)]; τὴν τότε καλουμένην σ., οὖσαν δὲ δεινότητα πολιτικὴν καὶ δραστήριον σύνεσιν [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Themistocles” 2)]; also, cunning, shrewdness, craft, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.68, etc.)]; τὸ λοιδορῆς αι θεοὺς ἐχθρὰ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 9.38.)]
3 learning, wisdom, μείζω τινὰ ἢ κατ᾽ ἄνθρωπον σοφίαν σοφοί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 20e; opposed to ἀμαθία, [prev. work] 22e)]; frequently in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus, e.g. μόρσιμα.. οὐ σοφίᾳ τις ἀπώσεται “Heracl.” 615 (Lyric poetry))]; τὸ σοφὸν οὐ σοφία (see. σοφός [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1.3) “Ba.” 395 (Lyric poetry), etc.; frequently in 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus)], speculative wisdom, “EN” 1141a19, [Refs (“Metaphorical” 982a2, 995b12 (_plural_), 1059a18)]; defined as θείων τε καὶ ἀνθρωπίνων ἐπιστήμη, [Refs (“Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta” 2.15)]; but also of natural philosophy and mathematics, σ. τις καὶ ἡ φυσική [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1005b1, compare 1061b33.)]
4 among the Jews, ἀρχὴ σοφίας φόβος Κυρίου [LXX (LXX.Pro.1.7, cf. LXX.Job.28.28, +others)]; Σοφία, recognized first as an attribute of God, was later identified with the Spirit of God,[LXX (cf. LXX.Pro.8 with LXX.Sir.24s q.)]
5 later as a title, ἡ ὑμετέρα, ἡ ὑμῶν σ., [Refs 6th c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1165.6, “PSI” 7.790.14 (both 6th c.AD).)]