Berean Strong's Lexicon sophia: Wisdom Original Word: σοφία Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root σοφός (sophos), meaning "wise." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - חָכְמָה (chokmah) - Strong's Hebrew 2451, often translated as "wisdom" in the Old Testament. Usage: In the New Testament, "sophia" refers to the wisdom that comes from God, encompassing both practical and spiritual understanding. It is often contrasted with human wisdom, which is limited and flawed. Divine wisdom is characterized by insight into God's purposes and the ability to live righteously. It is a gift from God, available to those who seek it earnestly. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, wisdom was highly valued and often associated with philosophy and intellectual achievement. However, the biblical concept of "sophia" transcends mere intellectual knowledge, emphasizing a moral and spiritual dimension. In Jewish tradition, wisdom was personified and seen as a divine attribute, as reflected in the Old Testament books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. HELPS Word-studies 4678 sophía (cf. saphēs, "clear") – wisdom (properly, "clarity"). [4678 (sophía) is the root of the English terms, "sophistication" and "philosophy" – literally (respectively), "the art of using wisdom," "affection for wisdom."] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sophos Definition skill, wisdom NASB Translation cleverness (1), learning (1), wisdom (49). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4678: σοφίασοφία, σοφίας, ἡ (σοφός), Hebrew חָכְמָה, wisdom, broad and full intelligence (from Homer down); used of the knowledge of very diverse matters, so that the shade of meaning in which the word is taken must be discovered from the context in every particular case. a. the wisdom which belongs to men: universally, Luke 2:40, 52; specifically, the varied knowledge of things human and divine, acquired by acuteness and experience, and summed up in maxims and proverbs, as was ἡ σοφία τοῦ Σολομῶνος, Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31; the science and learning τῶν Αἰγυπτίων, Acts 7:22 (cf. Winers Grammar, 227 (213) n.; Buttmann, § 134, 6); the art of interpreting dreams and always giving the sagest advice, Acts 7:10; the intelligence evinced in discovering the meaning of some mysterious number or vision, Revelation 13:18; Revelation 17:9; skill in the management of affairs, Acts 6:3; a devout and proper prudence in contact with men not disciples of Christ, Colossians 4:5; skill and discretion in imparting Christian truth, Colossians 1:28; Colossians 3:16; (2 Peter 3:15); the knowledge and practice of the requisites for godly and upright living, James 1:5; James 3:13, 17; with which σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη is put in contrast the σοφία ἐπίγειος, ψυχική, δαιμονιώδης, such as is the craftiness of envious and quarrelsome men. James 3:15, or σαρκικῇ σοφία (see σαρκικός, 1), craftiness, 2 Corinthians 1:12 (for the context shows that it does not differ essentially from the πανουργία of b. supreme intelligence, such as belongs to God: Revelation 7:12, also to Christ, exalted to God's right hand, Revelation 5:12; the wisdom of God as evinced in forming and executing his counsels, Romans 11:33; with the addition of τοῦ Θεοῦ, as manifested in the formation and government of the world, and to the Jews, moreover, in the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 1:21; it is called πολυποίκιλος from the great variety of ways and methods by which he devised and achieved salvation through Christ, Ephesians 3:10. In the noteworthy passage, Luke 11:49 (where Christ ascribes to 'the wisdom of God' what in the parallel, Matthew 23:34, he utters himself), the words ἡ σοφία τοῦ Θεοῦ εἶπεν seem to denote the wisdom of God which is operative and embodied as it were in Jesus, so that the primitive Christians, when to comfort themselves under persecution they recalled the saying of Christ, employed that formula of quotation (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:24, 30,etc.); but Luke, in ignorance of this fact, took the phrase for a part of Christ's saying. So Eusebius (h. e. 3, 32, 8), perhaps in the words of Hegesippus, calls those who had personally heard Christ οἱ αὐταῖς ἀκοαῖς τῆς ἐνθεου σοφίας ἐπακοῦσαι κατηξιώμενοι; cf. Grimm in the Studien und Kritiken for 1853, p. 332ff. (For other explanations of the phenomenon, see the commentaries on Luke, the passage cited Cf. Schürer, Zeitgesch. § 33, V. 1 and references.) From sophos; wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual) -- wisdom. see GREEK sophos Englishman's Concordance Matthew 11:19 N-NFSGRK: ἐδικαιώθη ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ τῶν NAS: Yet wisdom is vindicated KJV: sinners. But wisdom is justified of INT: was justified the wisdom by the Matthew 12:42 N-AFS Matthew 13:54 N-NFS Mark 6:2 N-NFS Luke 2:40 N-DFS Luke 2:52 N-DFS Luke 7:35 N-NFS Luke 11:31 N-AFS Luke 11:49 N-NFS Luke 21:15 N-AFS Acts 6:3 N-GFS Acts 6:10 N-DFS Acts 7:10 N-AFS Acts 7:22 N-DFS Romans 11:33 N-GFS 1 Corinthians 1:17 N-DFS 1 Corinthians 1:19 N-AFS 1 Corinthians 1:20 N-AFS 1 Corinthians 1:21 N-DFS 1 Corinthians 1:21 N-GFS 1 Corinthians 1:22 N-AFS 1 Corinthians 1:24 N-AFS 1 Corinthians 1:30 N-NFS 1 Corinthians 2:1 N-GFS 1 Corinthians 2:4 N-GFS Strong's Greek 4678 |
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