adjective

sofos

Greekσοφός (sofos)

Strong’sG4680

wise

stem sof-19 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

wise17×skilled1×wiser1×

What it means

σοφός, -ή, -όν

[in LXX chiefly for חָכָם;]

skilled, clever, wise, whether in handicraft, the affairs of life, the sciences or learning: Ro 16:19, I Co 3:10; of the learned, Ro 1:14, 22, I Co 1:19, 20, 26, 27 3:18-20; of Jewish teachers, Mt 11:25, Lk 10:21; Christian, Mt 23:34; of those endowed with practical wisdom, I Co 6:5, Eph 5:15, Ja 3:13; of God, Ro 16:27; compar., τ. μωρὸν τ. θεοῦ σοφώτερον, I Co 1:25.†

SYN.: συνετός, φρόνιμος (v.s. σοφία, SYN.)

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4680 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsof-os'

wise (in a most general application)

Fromakin to σαφής (clear);

King Jameswise.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	sofos6×σοφὸς	sofas	sofem	sofois3×σοφοὶ	sofais	sofeim
object accusative	sofon	sofan		sofoin4×σοφοὺς	sofain
direct address vocative	sofor	sofar		sofoir	sofair
of, belonging to genitive	sofou	sofau	sofeu	sofoiu4×σοφῶν	sofaiu	sofeiu
to, for dative	sofo	sofa	sofe	sofoi1×σοφοῖς	sofai	sofei

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

sofstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

sof 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

19 occurrences, every one of them listed

sofos“wise”subjectnominative singular6×

1 Corinthians 1:20“wise”pou sofos? pou grammatevos? pou suzētētos tou aiōnou houtou? ouchi mōrainata tos theos tan sofian tou kosmou?Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

1 Corinthians 3:10“skilled”Kata tan charian tou theou tan dōiratan mi hōs sofos architektōnos themelion tithama, allos de epoikodomatō. hekastos de blepatōr pōs epoikodomatō;By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

1 Corinthians 3:18“wise”Mēdenos heauton exapatatōr; ei tinos dokatō sofos arō en vi en to aiōno houto, mōros ginetar, hina gineteia sofos,Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18“wise”Mēdenos heauton exapatatōr; ei tinos dokatō sofos arō en vi en to aiōno houto, mōros ginetar, hina gineteia sofos,Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 6:5“wise”pros entropan vi legamō. houtōs ouk eniatō en vi oudenos sofos hos duneti diakrinara ana mesem tou adelfou autou,I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

James 3:13“wise”Tinos sofos kai epistēmōnos en vi? deiknuatar ek tau kalau anastrofau teim ergeim autou en prauta sofiau.Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

sofois“wise”subjectnominative plural3×

Romans 1:22“wise”faskarōtois arō sofois mōrainila,Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

1 Corinthians 1:26“wise”Blepavō gar tan klēsian vu, adelfoir, hoti ouk pollois sofois kata sarxan, ouk pollois dunatois, ouk pollois eugenois;Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

Ephesians 5:15“wise”Blepavōr oun akribōs pōs peripatavō, mē hōs asofois alla hōs sofois,Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

sofoin“wise”objectaccusative plural4×

Matthew 23:34“wise”dia houtem idou mis apostelamō pros vin profētoin kai sofoin kai grammatevoin; ek autoiu apokteinavi kai stauravi, kai ek autoiu mastigavi en tai sunagōgai vu kai diōkavi apo politau eis politan;Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

Romans 16:19“wise”tas gar vu hupakoas eis pantoin afikneta; epi vi oun chairamō, thelamō de vin sofoin arō eis tem agathem, akeraioin de eis tem kakem.Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.

1 Corinthians 1:27“wise”alla teim mōreim tou kosmou eklegeta tos theos, hina kataischunateiō toin sofoin, kai teim astheneim tou kosmou eklegeta tos theos, hina kataischunateiō teim ischureim,But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

1 Corinthians 3:19“wise”tas gar sofias tou kosmou houtou mōrias para to theo atō; grafitē gar; Tos drasserōtos toin sofoin en ta panourgia autoiu;For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

sofoiu“wise”of, belonging togenitive plural4×

Matthew 11:25“wise”En ekeino to kairo apokriniratos tos Iēsus legata; Exomologemō si, patēror kurior tou ouranou kai tau gēau, hoti kruptasa houteim apo sofoiu kai sunetoiu, kai apokaluptasa auteim nēpioi;At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

Luke 10:21“wise”En auta ta hōra agallieta te pneume te hagie kai legata; Exomologemō si, patēror kurior tou ouranou kai tau gēau, hoti apokruptasa houteim apo sofoiu kai sunetoiu, kai apokaluptasa auteim nēpioi; nai, tor patēror, hoti houtōs eudokias gineta emprosthen su.At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

1 Corinthians 1:19“wise”grafitē gar; Apolluami tan sofian toiu sofoiu, kai tan sunesian toiu sunetoiu athetami.For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

1 Corinthians 3:20“wise”kai palin; Kurios gnōskatō toin dialogismoin toiu sofoiu hoti alō mataiois.And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

sofoi“wise”to, fordative plural1×

Romans 1:14“wise”Hellēnoi tē kai barbaroi, sofoi tē kai anoētoi ofeiletos amō;I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

sofoterem1×

1 Corinthians 1:25“wiser”hoti tem mōrem tou theou sofoterem toiu anthrōpoiu atō, kai tem asthenem tou theou ischuroterem toiu anthrōpoiu.For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.