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GreekG4678Noun (Feminine)

σοφία

sophia

49Occurrences
G4678Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)

from G4680 (σοφός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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: chiefly for חׇכְמָה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

σοφία appears 49 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
15
Colossians
6
Luke
6
Acts
4
James
4
Revelation
4
Ephesians
3
Matthew
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:17BSB

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

1 Corinthians 2:4BSB

My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

Acts 6:10BSB

but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

Ephesians 1:8BSB

that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

Luke 2:40BSB

And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.