σοφός, σοφή, σοφόν (akin to σαφής and to the Latinsapio, sapiens, sapor, 'to have a taste', etc.; Curtius, § 628; (Vanicek, p. 991)), the Sept. for ηΘλΘν; (from Theognis, Pindar, Aeschylus down); wise, i. e. a. skilled, expert: εἰς τί, Rom_16:19; of artificers (cf. Grimm, Exeg. Hdbch. on Sap. (), p. 151): ἀρχιτέκτων, 1Co_3:10; Isa_3:3 (δημιουργός, of God, Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 7). b. wise, i. e. skilled in letters, cultivated, learned: Rom_1:14; Rom_1:22; of the Greek philosophers (and orators, see σοφία, a.), 1 Corinthians 1:19 f, 26 ; 1Co_3:18 f,(20); of the Jewish theologians, Mat_11:25; Luk_10:21; of Christian teachers, Mat_23:34. c. wise in a practical sense, i. e. one who in action is governed by piety and integrity: Eph_5:15; Jas_3:13; and accordingly is a suitable person to settle private quarrels, 1Co_6:5. d. wise in a philosophic sense, forming the best plans and using the best means for their execution: so of God, Rom_16:27, and Rec. in 1Ti_1:17; Jud_1:25; σοφώτερον, contains more wisdom, is more sagaciously thought out, 1Co_1:25. [SYNONYMS: σοφός, συνετός, φρόνιμος: σοφός wise, see above; συνετός intelligent, denotes one who can 'put things together' (συνιέναι), who has insight and comprehension; φρόνιμος prudent (A. V. uniformly, wise), denotes primarily one who has quick and correct perceptions, hence, 'discreet,' 'circumspect,' etc.; cf. Schmidt, chapter 147. See σοφία, at the end]

σοφός sophos 2 0x wise generally, 1Co_1:25 ; shrewd, clever, Rom_16:19 ; 1Co_3:10 ; 1Co_6:5 ; learned, intelligent, Mat_11:25 ; Rom_1:14 ; Rom_1:22 ; 1Co_1:19-20 ; 1Co_1:26-27 ; 1Co_3:18 ; in NT divinely instructed, Mat_23:34 ; furnished with Christian wisdom, spiritually enlightened, Jas_3:13 ; all wise, Rom_16:27 ; 1Ti_1:17 ; Jud_1:25 wisdom.

σοφός , -ή , -όν , [in LXX chiefly for H2450 ;] skilled, clever, wise, whether in handicraft, the affairs of life, the sciences or learning: Rom_16:19 , 1Co_3:10 ; of the learned, Rom_1:14 ; Rom_1:22 , 1Co_1:19-20 ; 1Co_1:26-27 ; 1Co_3:18-20 ; of Jewish teachers, Mat_11:25 , Luk_10:21 ; Christian, Mat_23:34 ; of those en\-dowed with practical wisdom, 1Co_6:5 , Eph_5:15 , Jas_3:13 ; of God, Rom_16:27 ; compar ., τ . μωρὸν τ . θεοῦ σοφώτερον , 1Co_1:25 .† SYN.: συνετός G4908 , φρόνιμος G5429 ( see σοφία G4678 , SYN.).

σοφός [page 582] From meaning skilled, clever, σοφός came to be applied from Plato onwards to wise theoretically : cf. the calendar P Hib I. 27 .20 (e.g. 301 240) where ἀνὴρ σοφὸς καὶ ἡμῶν χρείαν ἔχων , a wise man and a friend of mine expounds πᾶσαν τὴν ἀλήθειαν , the whole truth, and the sepulchral epigram PSI I. 17 III. .1 f. (iii/A.D.?) Τόνδ᾽ ἐσορᾷς , ὦ ξεῖνε , τὸν ὄλβιον ἀνέρα κεῖνον τ (ὸν ) σοφὸν Εὐπρέ [π ]ιον καὶ βασιλεῦσι φίλον . Immediately above σοφόν the words πάντων ἁψάμενον γεράων have been inserted. Σοφός appears to have been a favourite word in sepulchral inscrr. : cf. Preisigke 3990 .3 (time of Constantine) δάκρυσον . . . τὸν σοφὸν ἐν Μούσαις , C. and B. ii. p. 761, No. 704 .1 ἄνδρ ]α σοφὸν κε [δ ]νήν [τ᾽ ἄλ ]οχον τόδε σῆμα [κέ ]κευθεν : other exx. in SAM i. p. 31 n .4 . For the superlative in titles of address, see P Iand 16 .4 (v/vi A.D.) τῷ σοφωτάτῳ ὑμῶν ἀδελφῷ (of an advocate), P Oxy I. 126 .6 (A.D. 572) θυγάτηρ τ [οῦ σ ]οφωτάτου σχολαστικοῦ Ἰ [ω ]άννου , and ib. VIII. 1165 .13 (vi/A.D.) δεσπό (τῃ ) ἐμῷ τ (ῷ ) πά (ντων ) λαμπρ (οτάτῳ ) σοφ (ωτάτῳ ) π (άσης ) προσκ (υνήσεως ) ἀξ (ίῳ ).

σοφός σοφός, ή, όν properly, "skilled in any handicraft or art, cunning in his craft", Theogn. , etc; of a charioteer, Pind. ; of poets and musicians, id=Pind. ; of a soothsayer, Soph. , etc. "clever in matters of common life, wise, prudent, shrewd", ς. ἄνδρες Θεσσαλοί "shrewd" fellows, the Thessalians! Hdt. ; πολλὰ σοφός Aesch. ; μείζω σοφίαν σοφός Plat. , etc.; τῶν σοφῶν κρείσσω better "than all craft", Soph. ; σοφόν [ἐστι] c. inf., Eur. "skilled in the sciences, learned, profound, wise", id=Eur. , Plat. , etc.; hence, ironically, "abstruse, obscure", Ar. , etc. pass., of things, "cleverly devised, wise", Hdt. , etc.; σοφώτερ᾽ ἢ κατ᾽ ἄνδρα συμβαλεῖν things "too clever" for man to understand, Eur. adv. σοφῶς, "cleverly, wisely", Soph. , Eur. , etc.:—comp. -ώτερον, Eur. : Sup. -ώτατα, id=Eur.

σοφός, -ή, -όν [in LXX chiefly for חָכָם ;] skilled, clever, wise, whether in handicraft, the affairs of life, the sciences or learning: Rom.16:19, 1Co.3:10; of the learned, Rom.1:14, 22, 1Co.1:19-20 1:26-27 3:18-20; of Jewish teachers, Mat.11:25, Luk.10:21; Christian, Mat.23:34; of those en­dowed with practical wisdom, 1Co.6:5, Eph.5:15, Jas.3:13; of God, Rom.16:27; compar., τ. μωρὸν τ. θεοῦ σοφώτερον, 1Co.1:25.† SYN.: συνετός, φρόνιμος (see: σοφία, SYN.) (AS)