σοφία
sophiaNoun (Feminine)G4678
wisdom
From: from G4680 (σοφός);
Short Definition
wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)
Full Lexicon Entry
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: σ. Σολομῶνος,; Αἰγυπτίων; Ἕλληνες σ. ζητοῦσιν; σ. λόγου; σοφῶν, (LXX); κόσμου; ἀνθρωπίνη; σαρκική; of wisdom in spiritual things: ; λόγος σοφίας; πνεῦμα σοφίας; σ. καὶ φρόνησις; σ. καὶ σύνεσις; (b) of divine wisdom: of God; πολυποίκιλος, of Christ,; of wisdom personified.
Synonyms
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 .
LXX Usage: chiefly for חׇכְמָה
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
49 timesAppears 49 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
1 Corinthians
15
Colossians
6
Luke
6
Acts
4
James
4
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 1:17
- 1 Corinthians 2:4
- Acts 6:10
- Ephesians 1:8
- Luke 2:40
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