Strong G5386φιλόσοφος
philosopher
- Transliteration
- philosophos
- Pronunciation
- fil-os'-of-os
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Detailed definition
φιλό-σοφος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: Dan LXX 1:20 (אַשָּׁף), 4Ma.1:1 4Mac 5:35 4Mac 7:7 *;]
a philosopher: Act.17:18.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Dan LXX 1:20 (אַשָּׁף), 4Ma.1:1 4Mac 5:35 4Mac 7:7 *;]
a philosopher: Act.17:18.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5386 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- philosopher1
First verses
- Acts 17:18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
φῐλόσοφος, ὁ,
lover of wisdom; Pythagoras called himself φιλόσοφος, not σοφός, Cic [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Tusc.” 5.3.9, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius “Prooem.” 12; τὸν φ. σοφίας φήσομεν ἐπιθυμητὴν εἶναι πάσης 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 475b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.271; ὁ ὡς ἀληθῶς φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 64e)] {φιλοσπῆλυγξ}; φ. φύσει, τὴν φύσιν, [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 376c)]; φ. τῇ ψυχῇ, opposed to φιλόπονος τῷ σώματι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.40)]: used of all men of education and learning, joined with φιλομαθής and φιλόλογος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 376c, 582e)]; opposed to σοφιστής, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 13.6, 9)]; later, academician, of the members of the Museum at Alexandria, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“OGI” 712 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
2 philosopher, i. e. one who speculates on truth and reality, οἱ ἀληθινοὶ φ., defined as οἱ τῆς ἀληθείας φιλοθεάμονες, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 475e)]; ὁ φιλόσοφος, of Aristotle, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.115b)]; ὁ σκηνικὸς φ., of Euripides, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 13.561a)]; as the butt of Comedy texts, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 71.1, 3rd c.BC: Bato Comicus 5.11, 4th c.BC: Anaxippus Comicus 4, 3rd c.BC: Phoenicides Comicus 4.16.)]
II as adjective, loving knowledge, philosophic, ἄνδρες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 35; ἀνήρ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 64d; τὸ φ. γένος [prev. author] “R.” 501e; φ. φύσις [prev. work] 494a; ψυχή [prev. work] 486b)]; διάνοια[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 527b; πειθώ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.269 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; σύνεσις [prev. work]p.211S. (_comparative_); οἱ φιλοσοφώτατοι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 498a, compare “IG” 5(1).598 (from Sparta).)]
II.2 of arguments, sciences, etc., scientific, philosophic, λόγοι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 257b)]; λόγοι -ώτεροι, of instructive speeches, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.271; -ώτερον ποίησις ἱστορίας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1451b5)]; τὸ φ., opposed to τὸ θυμοειδές, as an element of the soul, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 411e, but ={φιλοσοφία}, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.355b.)]
II.3 ingenious, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 571 (hexameters).)]
III adverb -φως, διακεῖσθαι πρός τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.277; φ. ἔχειν περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 91a, compare 1st c.BC: Cicero, M. Tullius Orator et Philosophus “Epistulae ad Atticum” 13.20.4, etc.)]; opposed to ῥητορικῶς, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.134 S)].; comparative -ωτέρως[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Sensu” 436a20)]; -ώτερον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Cicero, M. Tullius Orator et Philosophus “Epistulae ad Atticum” 7.8.3. [5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus [prev. cited] has the penultimate long, nowhere else found in poetry.])]
lover of wisdom; Pythagoras called himself φιλόσοφος, not σοφός, Cic [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Tusc.” 5.3.9, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius “Prooem.” 12; τὸν φ. σοφίας φήσομεν ἐπιθυμητὴν εἶναι πάσης 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 475b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.271; ὁ ὡς ἀληθῶς φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 64e)] {φιλοσπῆλυγξ}; φ. φύσει, τὴν φύσιν, [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 376c)]; φ. τῇ ψυχῇ, opposed to φιλόπονος τῷ σώματι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.40)]: used of all men of education and learning, joined with φιλομαθής and φιλόλογος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 376c, 582e)]; opposed to σοφιστής, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 13.6, 9)]; later, academician, of the members of the Museum at Alexandria, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“OGI” 712 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
2 philosopher, i. e. one who speculates on truth and reality, οἱ ἀληθινοὶ φ., defined as οἱ τῆς ἀληθείας φιλοθεάμονες, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 475e)]; ὁ φιλόσοφος, of Aristotle, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.115b)]; ὁ σκηνικὸς φ., of Euripides, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 13.561a)]; as the butt of Comedy texts, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 71.1, 3rd c.BC: Bato Comicus 5.11, 4th c.BC: Anaxippus Comicus 4, 3rd c.BC: Phoenicides Comicus 4.16.)]
II as adjective, loving knowledge, philosophic, ἄνδρες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 35; ἀνήρ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 64d; τὸ φ. γένος [prev. author] “R.” 501e; φ. φύσις [prev. work] 494a; ψυχή [prev. work] 486b)]; διάνοια[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 527b; πειθώ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.269 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; σύνεσις [prev. work]p.211S. (_comparative_); οἱ φιλοσοφώτατοι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 498a, compare “IG” 5(1).598 (from Sparta).)]
II.2 of arguments, sciences, etc., scientific, philosophic, λόγοι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 257b)]; λόγοι -ώτεροι, of instructive speeches, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.271; -ώτερον ποίησις ἱστορίας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1451b5)]; τὸ φ., opposed to τὸ θυμοειδές, as an element of the soul, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 411e, but ={φιλοσοφία}, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.355b.)]
II.3 ingenious, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 571 (hexameters).)]
III adverb -φως, διακεῖσθαι πρός τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.277; φ. ἔχειν περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 91a, compare 1st c.BC: Cicero, M. Tullius Orator et Philosophus “Epistulae ad Atticum” 13.20.4, etc.)]; opposed to ῥητορικῶς, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.134 S)].; comparative -ωτέρως[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Sensu” 436a20)]; -ώτερον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Cicero, M. Tullius Orator et Philosophus “Epistulae ad Atticum” 7.8.3. [5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus [prev. cited] has the penultimate long, nowhere else found in poetry.])]