Open Bible Data Home  About  News  OET Key

OET OET-RV OET-LV GHT ULT UST BSB MSB BLB AICNT OEB WEBBE WMBB NET LSV FBV TCNT T4T LEB BBE Moff JPS Wymth ASV DRA YLT Drby RV SLT Wbstr KJB-1769 KJB-1611 Bshps Gnva Cvdl TNT Wycl SR-GNT UHB BrLXX BrTr Related Parallel Simple Interlinear Topics Reference Dictionary Search

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Intro ← Index → ©

σοφός

Strong’s: G4680

Associated OET lemmas: σοφός · σοφώτερος

Notes: It is possible to interpret σοφός in RV CO1 1:20 · LV CO1 1:20 · Read together CO1 1:20 as meaning merely ‘wise’ and thus referring to someone who is particularly wise in behavior, but in combination with the term γραμματεύς, σοφός would appear to have a more highly specialized meaning.

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: σοφός; -ή, όν

Related lemmas: σοφίζω

Sense 1: skillful, expert

Semantic entry: 28.9

Semantic domains: Know

Subdomains: Know

Definition: pertaining to specialized knowledge resulting in the skill for accomplishing some purpose

Notes: In some languages one may render the phrase ‘expert builder’ (RV CO1 3:10 · LV CO1 3:10 · Read together CO1 3:10) as ‘one who knew just how to build best.’

CO1 3:10: RV CO1 3:10 · LV CO1 3:10 · Read together CO1 3:10

Show passage in OET

OET-RV CO1 3:10

10 Using the gifts that God has given me as a wise master-builder, I laid down a foundation and then someone else is building on it. But they need to take care about how they build on it

OET-LV CO1 3:10

10 According_to the grace of_ the _god which having_been_given to_me, as a_wise architect the_foundation I_laid, but another is_building_on it.
But each let_be_seeing, how he_is_building_on.

CO1 6:5: RV CO1 6:5 · LV CO1 6:5 · Read together CO1 6:5

Show passage in OET

OET-RV CO1 6:5

5 I say that to your shame. Don’t you have anyone among you all who can arbitrate between believers?

OET-LV CO1 6:5

5 For/Because shame to_you_all I_am_saying.
Thus not there_is among you_all no_one wise, who will_be_able to_distinguish among your_midst of_the brother of_him?

Sense 2: prudent, wise, understanding

Semantic entry: 32.33

Semantic domains: Understand

Subdomains: Capacity for Understanding

Definition: pertaining to understanding resulting in wisdom

ROM 1:14: RV ROM 1:14 · LV ROM 1:14 · Read together ROM 1:14

Show passage in OET

OET-RV ROM 1:14

14 Whether it’s Hellains (Greeks) or other foreigners, wise people or foolish, I have an obligation,

OET-LV ROM 1:14

14 To_Hellaʸns both and to_foreigners, to_the_wise both and the_foolish, a_debtor I_am.

ROM 1:22: RV ROM 1:22 · LV ROM 1:22 · Read together ROM 1:22

Show passage in OET

OET-RV ROM 1:22

22 They claimed to be scientific, but instead they believed foolishness,

OET-LV ROM 1:22

22 Alleging to_be wise, they_were_made_foolish,
All 10 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 1:14 · RV ROM 1:22 · RV ROM 16:19 · RV ROM 16:27 · LV ROM 1:14 · LV ROM 1:22 · LV ROM 16:19 · LV ROM 16:27 · Read together ROM 1:14 · Read together ROM 1:22 · Read together ROM 16:19 · Read together ROM 16:27

CO1: RV CO1 1:25 · RV CO1 3:18–20 · LV CO1 1:25 · LV CO1 3:18–20 · Read together CO1 1:25 · Read together CO1 3:18–20

EPH: RV EPH 5:15 · LV EPH 5:15 · Read together EPH 5:15

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

Form 2

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: σοφός; -οῦ

Related lemmas: σοφίζω

Sense 1: one who is wise, wise man

Semantic entry: 32.35

Semantic domains: Understand

Subdomains: Capacity for Understanding

Definition: a person of professional or semi-professional status who is regarded as particularly capable in understanding the philosophical aspects of knowledge and experience

MAT 11:25: RV MAT 11:25 · LV MAT 11:25 · Read together MAT 11:25

Show passage in OET

OET-RV MAT 11:25

25 At that time, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) said, “I’m acknowledging you, father, master of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from ‘wise’ and ‘intelligent’ people and revealed them to the ‘naive’.

OET-LV MAT 11:25

25 At that the time the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answering said:
I_am_confessing to_you, father, master of_the heaven and the earth, that you_hid these things from wise and intelligent, and you_revealed them to_infants.

MAT 23:34: RV MAT 23:34 · LV MAT 23:34 · Read together MAT 23:34

Show passage in OET

OET-RV MAT 23:34

34 Because of that, listen, I’m now sending more prophets and wise preachers and teachers to you people. You’ll kill off some of them and have others executed on posts. You’ll flog some of them in your Jewish meeting halls, and you’ll persecute others from city to city,

OET-LV MAT 23:34

34 Because_of this, see, I am_sending_out prophets and wise ones, and scribes to you_all.
You_all_will_be_killing_off and you_all_will_be_executing_on_a_stake of them, and you_all_will_be_flogging of them in the synagogues of_you_all, and you_all_will_be_persecuting from city to city,
All 8 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 11:25 · RV MAT 23:34 · LV MAT 11:25 · LV MAT 23:34 · Read together MAT 11:25 · Read together MAT 23:34

LUK: RV LUK 10:21 · LV LUK 10:21 · Read together LUK 10:21

CO1: RV CO1 1:19–20 · RV CO1 1:26–27 · RV CO1 6:5 · LV CO1 1:19–20 · LV CO1 1:26–27 · LV CO1 6:5 · Read together CO1 1:19–20 · Read together CO1 1:26–27 · Read together CO1 6:5