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Lexicon :: Strong's G4680 - sophos

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σοφός
Transliteration
sophos (Key)
Pronunciation
sof-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Akin to saphes (clear)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:465,1056

Strong’s Definitions

σοφός sophós, sof-os'; akin to σαφής saphḗs (clear); wise (in a most general application):—wise. Compare G5429.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G4680 in the following manner: wise (22x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G4680 in the following manner: wise (22x).

  1. wise

    1. skilled, expert: of artificers

    2. wise, skilled in letters, cultivated, learned

      1. of the Greek philosophers and orators

      2. of Jewish theologians

      3. of Christian teachers

    3. forming the best plans and using the best means for their execution

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σοφός sophós, sof-os'; akin to σαφής saphḗs (clear); wise (in a most general application):—wise. Compare G5429.
STRONGS G4680:
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 חָכָם; (from Theognis, Pindar, Aeschylus down); wise, i. e.
a. skilled, expert: εἰς τί, Romans 16:19; of artificers (cf. Grimm, Exeg. Hdbch. on Sap. (Wisdom 7:21), p. 151): ἀρχιτέκτων, 1 Corinthians 3:10; Isaiah 3:3 (δημιουργός, of God, Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 7).
b. wise, i. e. skilled in letters, cultivated, learned: Romans 1:14, 22; of the Greek philosophers (and orators, see σοφία, a.), 1 Corinthians 1:19f, 26; 1 Corinthians 3:18f,(20); of the Jewish theologians, Matthew 11:25; Luke 10:21; of Christian teachers, Matthew 23:34.
c. wise in a practical sense, i. e. one who in action is governed by piety and integrity: Ephesians 5:15; James 3:13; and accordingly is a suitable person to settle private quarrels, 1 Corinthians 6:5.
d. wise in a philosophic sense, forming the best plans and using the best means for their execution: so of God, Romans 16:27, and Rec. in 1 Timothy 1:17; Jude 1:25; σοφώτερον, contains more wisdom, is more sagaciously thought out, 1 Corinthians 1:25.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
3:3
Matthew
11:25; 23:34
Luke
10:21
Romans
1:14; 1:22; 16:19; 16:27
1 Corinthians
1:19; 1:25; 1:26; 3:10; 3:18; 6:5
Ephesians
5:15
1 Timothy
1:17
James
3:13
Jude
1:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4680 matches the Greek σοφός (sophos),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in 'Dan' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 - Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:13 - So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:14 - Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21 - He changes times and seasons;
he removes kings and sets up kings;
he gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those who have understanding;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27 - Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - So I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, O Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation, but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared[fn] to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:8 - Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:15 - Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter.
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