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σοφός

Lemma	σοφός
Citation form	σοφός, ή, όν
Part of speech	adjective
Gloss	wise
Strong’s	G4680
Transliteration	sophós
Definition	wise (in a most general application)
KJV glosses	:--wise.
Derivation	akin to (clear)
SBLGNT occurrences	18

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
σοφοὶ	adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Romans 1:22 adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — 1 Corinthians 1:26
σοφοί	adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Ephesians 5:15
σοφοῖς	adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Romans 1:14
σοφός	adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Corinthians 1:20 adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Corinthians 3:18
σοφὸς	adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Corinthians 3:10 adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Corinthians 3:18 adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Corinthians 6:5 adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — James 3:13
σοφοὺς	adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Matthew 23:34 adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Romans 16:19 adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — 1 Corinthians 3:19
σοφούς	adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — 1 Corinthians 1:27
σοφῶν	adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Matthew 11:25 adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — Luke 10:21 adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — 1 Corinthians 1:19 adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-) — 1 Corinthians 3:20
σοφώτερον	adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative (MorphGNT ----NSNC) — 1 Corinthians 1:25

Morphology

adjective; MorphGNT ----APM-
adjective; MorphGNT ----DPM-
adjective; MorphGNT ----GPM-
adjective; MorphGNT ----NPM-
adjective; MorphGNT ----NSM-
adjective; MorphGNT ----NSNC

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σοφος.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for σοφός with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.

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