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Lexicon :: Strong's G4678 - sophia

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σοφία
Transliteration
sophia (Key)
Pronunciation
sof-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:465,1056

Trench's Synonyms: lxxv. σοφία, φρόνησις, γνῶσις, ἐπίγνωσις.

Strong’s Definitions

σοφία sophía, sof-ee'-ah; from G4680; wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual):—wisdom.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x

The KJV translates Strong's G4678 in the following manner: wisdom (51x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x
The KJV translates Strong's G4678 in the following manner: wisdom (51x).
  1. wisdom, broad and full of intelligence; used of the knowledge of very diverse matters

    1. the wisdom which belongs to men

      1. spec. the varied knowledge of things human and divine, acquired by acuteness and experience, and summed up in maxims and proverbs

      2. the science and learning

      3. the act of interpreting dreams and always giving the sagest advice

      4. the intelligence evinced in discovering the meaning of some mysterious number or vision

      5. skill in the management of affairs

      6. devout and proper prudence in intercourse with men not disciples of Christ, skill and discretion in imparting Christian truth

      7. the knowledge and practice of the requisites for godly and upright living

    2. supreme intelligence, such as belongs to God

      1. to Christ

      2. the wisdom of God as evinced in forming and executing counsels in the formation and government of the world and the scriptures

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σοφία sophía, sof-ee'-ah; from G4680; wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual):—wisdom.
STRONGS G4678:
σοφία, σοφίας, (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 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 2 Corinthians 4:2; in Greek writings also σοφία is not infrequently used of shrewdness and cunning; cf. Passow (or Liddell and Scott), under the word, 2); the knowledge and skill in affairs requisite for the successful defense of the Christian cause against hostile accusations, Luke 21:15; an acquaintance with divine things and human duties, joined to a power of discoursing concerning them and of interpreting and applying sacred Scripture, Matthew 13:54; Mark 6:2; Acts 6:10; the wisdom or instruction with which John the Baptist and Jesus taught men the way to obtain salvation, Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:35 (on these passages, see δικαιόω, 2). In Paul's Epistles: a knowledge of the divine plan, previously hidden, of providing salvation for men by the expiatory death of Christ, 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 2:6; Ephesians 1:8 (Winer's Grammar, 111 (105f)); hence, all the treasures of wisdom are said to be hidden in Christ, Colossians 2:3; with the addition of Θεοῦ (genitive of the author), 1 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 2:7; πνευματικῇ, Colossians 1:9; πνεῦμα σοφίας καί ἀποκαλύψεως, Ephesians 1:17; λόγος σοφίας, the ability to discourse eloquently of this wisdom, 1 Corinthians 12:8; opposed to this wisdom is — the empty conceit of wisdom which men make a parade of, a knowledge more specious than real of lofty and hidden subjects: such as the theosophy of certain Jewish Christians, Colossians 2:23; the philosophy of the Greeks, 1 Corinthians 1:21; 1 Corinthians 2:1; with τοῦ κόσμου added, 1 Corinthians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 3:19; τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, 1 Corinthians 2:6; τῶν σοφῶν, 1 Corinthians 1:19; ἀνθρώπων, 1 Corinthians 2:5 (in each of these last passages the word includes also the rhetorical art, such as is taught in the schools), cf. Fritzsche, Romans, vol. i, p. 67f; σοφία τοῦ λόγου, the wisdom which shows itself in speaking (R. V. wisdom of words), the art of the rhetorician, 1 Corinthians 1:17; λόγοι (ἀνθρωπίνης (so R in 1 Corinthians 1:4 (all texts in 1 Corinthians 1:13))) σοφίας, discourse conformed to philosophy and the art of rhetoric, 1 Corinthians 2:4, 13.
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 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.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
11:19; 12:42; 13:54; 23:34
Mark
6:2
Luke
2:40; 2:52; 7:35; 11:31; 11:49; 21:15
Acts
6:3; 6:10; 7:10; 7:22
Romans
11:33
1 Corinthians
1:4; 1:13; 1:17; 1:19; 1:20; 1:21; 1:21; 1:24; 1:24; 1:30; 1:30; 2:1; 2:4; 2:5; 2:6; 2:6; 2:7; 2:13; 3:19; 12:8
2 Corinthians
1:12; 4:2
Ephesians
1:8; 1:17; 3:10
Colossians
1:9; 1:28; 2:3; 2:23; 3:16; 4:5
James
1:5; 3:13; 3:15; 3:17
2 Peter
3:15
Revelation
5:12; 7:12; 13:18; 17:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4678 matches the Greek σοφία (sophia),
which occurs 51 times in 49 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:19 - The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:42 - The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:54 - Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:2 - When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:40 - And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:52 - And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:35 - But wisdom is proved right by all her children.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:31 - The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; and now something greater than Solomon is here.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:49 - Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:15 - For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:3 - Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:10 - But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10 - and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:22 - Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:33 - Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and[fn] knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:17 - For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:19 - For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:20 - Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:21 - For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:22 - Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom,
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:24 - but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:30 - It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:1 - And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:4 - My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:5 - so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 - We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:7 - No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:13 - This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:19 - For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[fn];
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:8 - To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:12 - Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity[fn] and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:8 - that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:17 - I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[fn] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:10 - His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 - For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:28 - He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:3 - in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:23 - Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:16 - Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:5 - Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:13 - Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:15 - Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:17 - But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:15 - Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:12 - In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:12 - saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:18 - This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[fn] That number is 666.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:9 - “This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits.
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