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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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σοφία

Strong’s: G4678

Associated OET lemmas: σοφία

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: σοφία; -ας

Related lemmas: σοφίζω

Sense 1: to be prudent, wisdom

Semantic entry: 32.32

Semantic domains: Understand

Subdomains: Capacity for Understanding

Definition: the capacity to understand and, as a result, to act wisely

MAT 11:19: RV MAT 11:19 · LV MAT 11:19 · Read together MAT 11:19

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OET-RV MAT 11:19

19 Then the son of humanity came, and he was eating and drinking, but they said, ‘Look at this fellow—he’s a glutton and a drunkard—a friend of tax collectors and immoral people.’ But wisdom is only recognised with hindsight.

OET-LV MAT 11:19

19 The son of_ the _man came eating and drinking, and they_are_saying:
Behold, a_man, a_glutton and a_drunkard, a_friend of_tax_collectors and of_sinners.
But the wisdom was_justified by the her children.

MAT 13:54: RV MAT 13:54 · LV MAT 13:54 · Read together MAT 13:54

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OET-RV MAT 13:54

54 went to his hometown of Nazaret (Nazareth), and taught the people in the Jewish meeting hall. They were amazed at his teaching, asking each other, “Where did this fellow get his wisdom and his ability to do miracles?

OET-LV MAT 13:54

54 And having_come into the hometown of_him, he_was_teaching them in the synagogue of_them, so_that them to_be_being_astonished and to_be_saying:
From_where to_this man the this wisdom and the miracles received?
All 29 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 11:19 · RV MAT 13:54 · LV MAT 11:19 · LV MAT 13:54 · Read together MAT 11:19 · Read together MAT 13:54

MRK: RV MRK 6:2 · LV MRK 6:2 · Read together MRK 6:2

LUK: RV LUK 11:31 · RV LUK 21:15 · LV LUK 11:31 · LV LUK 21:15 · Read together LUK 11:31 · Read together LUK 21:15

ACT: RV ACT 6:3 · RV ACT 6:10 · RV ACT 7:10 · LV ACT 6:3 · LV ACT 6:10 · LV ACT 7:10 · Read together ACT 6:3 · Read together ACT 6:10 · Read together ACT 7:10

ROM: RV ROM 11:33 · LV ROM 11:33 · Read together ROM 11:33

CO1: RV CO1 1:21–22 · RV CO1 1:24 · RV CO1 1:30 · RV CO1 2:7 · RV CO1 12:8 · LV CO1 1:21–22 · LV CO1 1:24 · LV CO1 1:30 · LV CO1 2:7 · LV CO1 12:8 · Read together CO1 1:21–22 · Read together CO1 1:24 · Read together CO1 1:30 · Read together CO1 2:7 · Read together CO1 12:8

CO2: RV CO2 1:12 · LV CO2 1:12 · Read together CO2 1:12

EPH: RV EPH 1:8 · RV EPH 1:17 · RV EPH 3:10 · LV EPH 1:8 · LV EPH 1:17 · LV EPH 3:10 · Read together EPH 1:8 · Read together EPH 1:17 · Read together EPH 3:10

COL: RV COL 1:9 · RV COL 1:28 · RV COL 2:23 · RV COL 3:16 · RV COL 4:5 · LV COL 1:9 · LV COL 1:28 · LV COL 2:23 · LV COL 3:16 · LV COL 4:5 · Read together COL 1:9 · Read together COL 1:28 · Read together COL 2:23 · Read together COL 3:16 · Read together COL 4:5

JAM: RV JAM 1:5 · RV JAM 3:13 · LV JAM 1:5 · LV JAM 3:13 · Read together JAM 1:5 · Read together JAM 3:13

REV: RV REV 7:12 · RV REV 13:18 · RV REV 17:9 · LV REV 7:12 · LV REV 13:18 · LV REV 17:9 · Read together REV 7:12 · Read together REV 13:18 · Read together REV 17:9

Sense 2: wisdom, insight, understanding

Semantic entry: 32.37

Semantic domains: Understand

Subdomains: Capacity for Understanding

Definition: the content of what is known by those regarded as wise

MAT 12:42: RV MAT 12:42 · LV MAT 12:42 · Read together MAT 12:42

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OET-RV MAT 12:42

42 The queen of the south will get up and condemn this generation on judgement day, because she travelled a great distance to hear King Shelomoh’s (Solomon) wisdom, and look, now there’s someone here who’s greater than Shelomoh.

OET-LV MAT 12:42

42 The_queen of_the_south will_be_being_raised in the judgement with the this generation, and will_be_condemning it, because she_came from the ends of_the earth to_hear the wisdom of_Solomōn/(Shəlmoh), and see, one_greater than Solomōn is here.

LUK 2:40: RV LUK 2:40 · LV LUK 2:40 · Read together LUK 2:40

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OET-RV LUK 2:40

40 The young boy grew and got stronger, and started showing amazing wisdom and it was clear that God was blessing him.

OET-LV LUK 2:40

40 And the little_child was_growing and was_being_strengthened, being_filled with_wisdom, and the_grace of_god was on him.
All 14 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 12:42 · LV MAT 12:42 · Read together MAT 12:42

LUK: RV LUK 2:40 · RV LUK 2:52 · LV LUK 2:40 · LV LUK 2:52 · Read together LUK 2:40 · Read together LUK 2:52

ACT: RV ACT 7:22 · LV ACT 7:22 · Read together ACT 7:22

CO1: RV CO1 2:5–6 · RV CO1 2:13 · RV CO1 3:19 · LV CO1 2:5–6 · LV CO1 2:13 · LV CO1 3:19 · Read together CO1 2:5–6 · Read together CO1 2:13 · Read together CO1 3:19

EPH: RV EPH 1:17 · LV EPH 1:17 · Read together EPH 1:17

COL: RV COL 2:3 · LV COL 2:3 · Read together COL 2:3

JAM: RV JAM 3:15 · RV JAM 3:17 · LV JAM 3:15 · LV JAM 3:17 · Read together JAM 3:15 · Read together JAM 3:17

PE2: RV PE2 3:15 · LV PE2 3:15 · Read together PE2 3:15

REV: RV REV 5:12 · LV REV 5:12 · Read together REV 5:12

Sense 3: specialized knowledge, skill

Semantic entry: 28.8

Semantic domains: Know

Subdomains: Know

Definition: knowledge which makes possible skillful activity or performance

Notes: It is also possible to interpret σοφία in RV CO1 1:17 · LV CO1 1:17 · Read together CO1 1:17 as wisdom which makes possible correct understanding (see 32.32: σοφία).

CO1 1:17: RV CO1 1:17 · LV CO1 1:17 · Read together CO1 1:17

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OET-RV CO1 1:17

17 Because Messiah didn’t send me to immerse people in water, but to preach the good message—but not with words of wisdom just in case the messiah’s execution on the post gets deprived of importance.

OET-LV CO1 1:17

17 For/Because not sent_out me chosen_one/messiah to_be_immersing, but to_be_good_message_preaching, not in wisdom of_message, in_order_that not may_be_voided the stake of_the chosen_one/messiah.

CO1 1:19: RV CO1 1:19 · LV CO1 1:19 · Read together CO1 1:19

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OET-RV CO1 1:19

19 because it was written:
 ⇔ ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
 ⇔ and I will nullify the understanding of the intelligent.’

OET-LV CO1 1:19

19 For/Because it_has_been_written:
I_will_be_destroying the wisdom of_the wise, and the intelligence of_the intelligent I_will_be_rejecting.
All 5 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: RV CO1 1:17 · RV CO1 1:19–20 · RV CO1 2:1 · RV CO1 2:4 · LV CO1 1:17 · LV CO1 1:19–20 · LV CO1 2:1 · LV CO1 2:4 · Read together CO1 1:17 · Read together CO1 1:19–20 · Read together CO1 2:1 · Read together CO1 2:4

Sense 4: Wisdom

Semantic entry: 32.41

Semantic domains: Understand

Subdomains: Capacity for Understanding

Definition: a document or book containing wise sayings (as in the phrase ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ ‘the Wisdom of God,’ RV LUK 11:49 · LV LUK 11:49 · Read together LUK 11:49, a possible reference to the OT or to apocryphal wisdom literature, possibly even a book which has been lost)

Notes: If one understands ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ as being a reference to a book, one could translate the statement in RV LUK 11:49 · LV LUK 11:49 · Read together LUK 11:49 as ‘for this reason, the book entitled The Wisdom of God has the words: …’ On the other hand, the phrase ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ in RV LUK 11:49 · LV LUK 11:49 · Read together LUK 11:49 may mean merely ‘God’s wisdom’ (32.32: σοφία), and therefore this expression in RV LUK 11:49 · LV LUK 11:49 · Read together LUK 11:49 could be rendered as ‘God in his wisdom said’ or ‘God, who is wise, said.’

LUK 7:35: RV LUK 7:35 · LV LUK 7:35 · Read together LUK 7:35

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OET-RV LUK 7:35

35 But wisdom is justified by all her children.”

OET-LV LUK 7:35

35 And the wisdom was_justified by all the children of_her.

LUK 11:49: RV LUK 11:49 · LV LUK 11:49 · Read together LUK 11:49

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OET-RV LUK 11:49

49 That’s why God in his wisdom said, ‘I’ll send prophets and missionaries to them, which they will then persecute and kill’

OET-LV LUK 11:49

49 Because_of this the wisdom of_ the _god also said:
I_will_be_sending_out prophets and ambassadors to them, and they_will_be_killing_off and they_will_be_persecuting of them,