Strong G4679σοφίζω
to make wise
- Transliteration
- sophizō
- Pronunciation
- sof-id'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G4680; to render wise; in a sinister acceptation to form sophisms that is continue plausible error: - cunningly devised make wise.
Detailed definition
σοφίζω
(σοφός), [in LXX chiefly for חָכָם;]
to make wise, instruct: with accusative of person(s), 2Ti.3:15 (cf. Psa.19:8 (Psa.119:98). As depon., -ομαι;
__(a) intrans., to become wise (I2Ki.4:27 (3Ki.5:11), Ecc.2:15, and frequently in Sir.7:5, al.);
__(b) trans., to invent, devise cleverly: pass., 2Pe.1:16
(cf. κατα-σοφίζομαι).†
(AS)
(σοφός), [in LXX chiefly for חָכָם;]
to make wise, instruct: with accusative of person(s), 2Ti.3:15 (cf. Psa.19:8 (Psa.119:98). As depon., -ομαι;
__(a) intrans., to become wise (I2Ki.4:27 (3Ki.5:11), Ecc.2:15, and frequently in Sir.7:5, al.);
__(b) trans., to invent, devise cleverly: pass., 2Pe.1:16
(cf. κατα-σοφίζομαι).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4679 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- devise1
- make1
- wise1
First verses
- 2 Timothy 3:15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Peter 1:16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
σοφ-ίζω,
make wise, instruct, [LXX+NT (LXX.Psa.18(19).8; τινὰ εἰς σωτηρίαν NT.2Tim.3.15.)]
2 passive, become or be clever or skilled in a thing, with genitive of things, ναυτιλίης σεσοφισμένος skilled in seamanship, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 649; Μοίσαι σεσοφισμέναι 6th c.BC: Ibycus Lyricus “POxy.” 1790.23)]; so ἐν τοῖς ὀνόμασι σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 13.6)]: absolutely, to become or be wise, frequently in [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX, LXX.Eccl.7.24(23), +others; βέλτερος ἀλκήεντος ἔφυ σεσοφισμένος ἀνήρ 1st c.AD(?): Pseudo-Phocylidea 130.)]
3 middle, teach oneself, learn, ἐσοφίσατο ὅτι.. he became aware that.., [LXX (LXX.1Ki.3.8.)]
II middle σοφίζομαι, with aorist middle and perfect passive (see. below), practise an art, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 19, “IG” 12.678)]; play subtle tricks, deal subtly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 744, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.227, etc.)]; οὐδὲν σοφιζόμεσθα τοῖσι δαίμοσι we use no subtleties in dealing with the gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 200)]; to be scientific, speculate, περὶ τὸ ὄνομα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 509d, compare “Plt.” 299b, 1st c.AD: Musonius Philosophus “fragment” 3p.12H., etc.)]; σοφιζόμενος φάναι to say rationalistically, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 229c)]; καίπερ οὕτω τούτου σεσοφισμένου though he has dealt thus craftily, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 29.28)]; σοφίσασθαι πρός τι to use fraud for an end, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.58.12)]; οἱ ἰητροὶ σοφιζόμενοι ἔστιν οἳ ἁμαρτάνουσι when they deal in subtleties, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 1)]; οἱ μυθικῶς σοφ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1000a18, compare “HA” 582a35, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.56)]; σ. πρὸς τὸν νόμον evade it, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Demosthenes” 27.)]
II.2 with accusative of things, devise cleverly or skilfully, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.66, 8.27, compare 1.80; καινὰς ἰδέας σοφίζεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 547; χαρίεντα καὶ σοφά [prev. author] “Av.” 1401)]; ἀλλότρια σ. meddle with other men's craft, [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.” 299)]; with internal accusative, ἀνόητα σ. exercise one's skill without νοῦς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Ma.” 283a, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.46; ὅσα.. σοφίζονται πρὸς τὸν δῆμον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1297a14)]; ἀλλ᾽ αὐτὸ τοῦτο δεῖ σοφισθῆναι this is the very thing one must gain by craft, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 77)]; οἶνον ἀπὸ τῶν φοινίκων σ. make spurious wine, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 2.6; πορφύραν παρὰ τῆς κόχλου [prev. author] “Her.” 19.15:)] —passive, σεσοφισμένοι μῦθοι craftily devised, [NT (NT.2Pet.1.16.)]
II.2.b σ. νόμον evade it, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 2.40, compare 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 2.41, 4th c.AD: Palaephatus Paradoxographus 50, “OGI” 383.208 (Commagene, 1st c.BC).)]
II.3 with accusative person, deceive, τὸν Τίτον [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 4.2.3; μή με σοφίζου “Anthologia Graeca” 12.25 (Stat. Flacc.); τὸν δῆμον 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 7.10.7; also σ. τὴν αἴσθησιν 2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “περὶ αἰτιῶν καὶ σημείων χρονίων παθῶν” 1.15.)]
II.4 'counter' by a device, σοφίζεται τὴν βίαν τοῦ μηχανήματος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 3.7.20.)]
make wise, instruct, [LXX+NT (LXX.Psa.18(19).8; τινὰ εἰς σωτηρίαν NT.2Tim.3.15.)]
2 passive, become or be clever or skilled in a thing, with genitive of things, ναυτιλίης σεσοφισμένος skilled in seamanship, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 649; Μοίσαι σεσοφισμέναι 6th c.BC: Ibycus Lyricus “POxy.” 1790.23)]; so ἐν τοῖς ὀνόμασι σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 13.6)]: absolutely, to become or be wise, frequently in [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX, LXX.Eccl.7.24(23), +others; βέλτερος ἀλκήεντος ἔφυ σεσοφισμένος ἀνήρ 1st c.AD(?): Pseudo-Phocylidea 130.)]
3 middle, teach oneself, learn, ἐσοφίσατο ὅτι.. he became aware that.., [LXX (LXX.1Ki.3.8.)]
II middle σοφίζομαι, with aorist middle and perfect passive (see. below), practise an art, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 19, “IG” 12.678)]; play subtle tricks, deal subtly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 744, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.227, etc.)]; οὐδὲν σοφιζόμεσθα τοῖσι δαίμοσι we use no subtleties in dealing with the gods, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 200)]; to be scientific, speculate, περὶ τὸ ὄνομα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 509d, compare “Plt.” 299b, 1st c.AD: Musonius Philosophus “fragment” 3p.12H., etc.)]; σοφιζόμενος φάναι to say rationalistically, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 229c)]; καίπερ οὕτω τούτου σεσοφισμένου though he has dealt thus craftily, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 29.28)]; σοφίσασθαι πρός τι to use fraud for an end, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.58.12)]; οἱ ἰητροὶ σοφιζόμενοι ἔστιν οἳ ἁμαρτάνουσι when they deal in subtleties, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 1)]; οἱ μυθικῶς σοφ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1000a18, compare “HA” 582a35, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.56)]; σ. πρὸς τὸν νόμον evade it, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Demosthenes” 27.)]
II.2 with accusative of things, devise cleverly or skilfully, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.66, 8.27, compare 1.80; καινὰς ἰδέας σοφίζεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 547; χαρίεντα καὶ σοφά [prev. author] “Av.” 1401)]; ἀλλότρια σ. meddle with other men's craft, [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.” 299)]; with internal accusative, ἀνόητα σ. exercise one's skill without νοῦς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Ma.” 283a, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.46; ὅσα.. σοφίζονται πρὸς τὸν δῆμον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1297a14)]; ἀλλ᾽ αὐτὸ τοῦτο δεῖ σοφισθῆναι this is the very thing one must gain by craft, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 77)]; οἶνον ἀπὸ τῶν φοινίκων σ. make spurious wine, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 2.6; πορφύραν παρὰ τῆς κόχλου [prev. author] “Her.” 19.15:)] —passive, σεσοφισμένοι μῦθοι craftily devised, [NT (NT.2Pet.1.16.)]
II.2.b σ. νόμον evade it, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 2.40, compare 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia” 2.41, 4th c.AD: Palaephatus Paradoxographus 50, “OGI” 383.208 (Commagene, 1st c.BC).)]
II.3 with accusative person, deceive, τὸν Τίτον [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 4.2.3; μή με σοφίζου “Anthologia Graeca” 12.25 (Stat. Flacc.); τὸν δῆμον 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 7.10.7; also σ. τὴν αἴσθησιν 2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “περὶ αἰτιῶν καὶ σημείων χρονίων παθῶν” 1.15.)]
II.4 'counter' by a device, σοφίζεται τὴν βίαν τοῦ μηχανήματος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 3.7.20.)]