sophos · wise

What it means

sophos (σοφός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wise”.

Skilled, clever.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Someone with good sense or skill.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• wise ×18
• wiser than ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Luke×1
• Romans×3
• 1 Corinthians×11
• Ephesians×1
• James×1

• Matthew 11:25

  At that time Jesus responded and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the wise and the intelligent and revealed them to little children.

• Matthew 23:34

  Because of this, look, I am sending to you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,

• Luke 10:21

  In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing before you.

• Romans 1:14

  I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

• Romans 1:22

  Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

• Romans 16:19

  For your obedience has reached all; so I rejoice over you; but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.

• 1 Corinthians 1:19

  For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the discerning I will set aside.

• 1 Corinthians 1:20

  Where is the wise one? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made foolish the wisdom of the world?

• 1 Corinthians 1:25

  For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

• 1 Corinthians 1:26

  For consider your calling, brothers: that not many were wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.

• 1 Corinthians 1:27

  But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong things;

• 1 Corinthians 3:10

  According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take care how he builds on it.

• 1 Corinthians 3:18

  Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may become wise.

• 1 Corinthians 3:19

  For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness;

• 1 Corinthians 3:20

  and again: The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are futile.

• 1 Corinthians 6:5

  I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you anyone wise who will be able to decide between his brothers,

• Ephesians 5:15

  Look therefore carefully how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

• James 3:13

  Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct his works in the gentleness of wisdom.

And 1 more times.