noun · masculine
filosofos
Greekφιλόσοφος (filosofos)
Strong’sG5386
a philosopher
stem filosof-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φιλό-σοφος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: Da LXX 1:20 (אַשָּׁף), IV Mac 1:1 5:35 7:7 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5386 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | filosofos | filosofois |
| object accusative | filosofon | filosofoin |
| direct address vocative | filosofor | filosofoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | filosofou | filosofoiu1×φιλοσόφων |
| to, for dative | filosofo | filosofoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
filosofo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
filosofoiu“philosophers”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Acts 17:18“philosophers”tinois de kai toiu Epikoureioiu kai Stoikoiu filosofoiu sumballale auto, kai tinois legale; Tinem an thelatoiō tos spermologos houtos legarō? tois de; Xeneiu daimoneiu dokatō katangeleuos arō; hoti ton Iēsun kai tan anastasian euangelizete.Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.