Strong's Greek · G4680
G4680 sophós
σοφός
sof-os'
wise
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sophós appears 20 times in Scripture, including Matthew 11:25 and Luke 10:21. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
wise (in a most general application)
In the King James Version
wise
Derivation
akin to σαφής (clear);
Appears 20 times in Scripture
“Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,”
“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.”
“For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.””
“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?”
“I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.”
“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.”
“to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.”
“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.”
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”
“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.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
