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Dictionaries :: Wise, Wiser, Wisely

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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
A-1 Adjective Strong's Number: g4680 Greek: sophos

Wise, Wiser, Wisely:

is used of

(a) God, Rom 16:27; in 1 Tim. 1:17; Jud 1:25 sophos is absent, in the best mss. (see the RV), the comparative degree, sophoteros, occurs in 1Cr 1:25, where "foolishness" is simply in the human estimate;

(b) spiritual teachers in Israel, Mat 23:34;

(c) believers endowed with spiritual and practical wisdom, Rom 16:19; 1Cr 3:10; 6:5; Eph 5:15; Jam 3:13;

(d) Jewish teachers in the time of Christ, Mat 11:25; Luk 10:21;

(e) the naturally learned, Rom 1:14, 22; 1Cr 1:19, 20, 26, 27; 3:18-20.

A-2 Adjective Strong's Number: g5429 Greek: phronimos

Wise, Wiser, Wisely:

"prudent, sensible, practically wise," Mat 7:24; 10:16; 24:45; 25:2, 4, 8, 9; Luk 12:42; 16:8 (comparative degree, phronimoteros); 1Cr 10:15; in an evil sense, "wise (in your own conceits)," lit., "wise (in yourselves)," i.e., "judged by the standard of your self-complacency," Rom 11:25; 12:16; ironically, 1Cr 4:10; 2Cr 11:19.

B-1 Noun Strong's Number: g3097 Greek: magos

Wise, Wiser, Wisely:

denotes "a Magian," one of a sacred caste, originally Median, who apparently conformed to the Persian religion while retaining their old beliefs; it is used in the plural, Mat 2:1, 7, 16 (twice), "wise men."
See also SORCERER.

C-1 Verb Strong's Number: g4679 Greek: sophizo

Wise, Wiser, Wisely:

is rendered "to make wise" in 2Ti 3:15 see DEVISED.

C-2 Verb Strong's Number: g4920 Greek: suniemi | sunio

Wise, Wiser, Wisely:

"to perceive, understand," is used negatively in 2Cr 10:12, AV, "are not wise" (RV, "are without understanding").
See UNDERSTAND.

D-1 Adverb Strong's Number: g5429 Greek: phronimos

Wise, Wiser, Wisely:

"wisely" (akin to A, No. 2), occurs in Luk 16:8.

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