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σοφία

MainId: 004580000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4678

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 004580001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: σοφία
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ας
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'σοφίζω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 004580001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 32.32
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Understand
  LEXSubDomains: Capacity for Understanding
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-12 15:12:10
    DefinitionShort: the capacity to understand and, as a result, to act wisely
    Glosses: ['to be prudent', 'wisdom']
  LEXReferences: MAT 11:19, MAT 13:54, MARK 6:2, LUKE 11:31, LUKE 21:15, ACTs 6:3, ACTs 6:10, ACTs 7:10, ROM 11:33, 1COR 1:21, 1COR 1:21, 1COR 1:22, 1COR 1:24, 1COR 1:30, 1COR 2:7, 1COR 12:8, 2COR 1:12, EPH 1:8, EPH 1:17, EPH 3:10, COL 1:9, COL 1:28, COL 2:23, COL 3:16, COL 4:5, YAC 1:5, YAC 3:13, REV 7:12, REV 13:18, REV 17:9
2. LEXID: 004580001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 32.37
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Understand
  LEXSubDomains: Capacity for Understanding
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-12 15:12:10
    DefinitionShort: the content of what is known by those regarded as wise
    Glosses: ['wisdom', 'insight', 'understanding']
  LEXReferences: MAT 12:42, LUKE 2:40, LUKE 2:52, ACTs 7:22, 1COR 2:5, 1COR 2:6, 1COR 2:6, 1COR 2:13, 1COR 3:19, EPH 1:17, COL 2:3, YAC 3:15, YAC 3:17, 2PET 3:15, REV 5:12
3. LEXID: 004580001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 28.8
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Know
  LEXSubDomains: Know
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-12 15:12:10
    DefinitionShort: knowledge which makes possible skillful activity or performance
    Glosses: ['specialized knowledge', 'skill']
    Comments: It is also possible to interpret σοφία in {S:04600101700022} as wisdom which makes possible correct understanding (see {D:32.32}).
  LEXReferences: 1COR 1:17, 1COR 1:19, 1COR 1:20, 1COR 2:1, 1COR 2:4
4. LEXID: 004580001004000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 32.41
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Understand
  LEXSubDomains: Capacity for Understanding
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-12 15:12:10
    DefinitionShort: a document or book containing wise sayings (as in the phrase ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ ‘the Wisdom of God,’ {S:04201104900010}, a possible reference to the OT or to apocryphal wisdom literature, possibly even a book which has been lost)
    Glosses: Wisdom
    Comments: If one understands ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ as being a reference to a book, one could translate the statement in {S:04201104900010} 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 {S:04201104900010} may mean merely ‘God’s wisdom’ ({D:32.32}), and therefore this expression in {S:04201104900010} could be rendered as ‘God in his wisdom said’ or ‘God, who is wise, said.’
  LEXReferences: LUKE 7:35, LUKE 11:49