φιλόσοφος
philosophos · philosopher
Greek word · Strong’s number G5386 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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philosophos (φιλόσοφος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “philosopher”.
"lover of wisdom".
How to say it
phi·lo·so·phos
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.
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Where it appears
- Acts 17:18
And some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were debating with him, and some were saying, “What would this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities,” because he was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.