Lexicon sophizó: to make wise Original Word: σοφίζωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sophizó Phonetic Spelling: (sof-id'-zo) Short Definition: I make wise Definition: I make wise, instruct; pass: I am skillfully devised. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sophosDefinitionto make wise NASB Translationcleverly devised (1), give...wisdom (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4679: σοφίζωσοφίζω: 1 aorist infinitive σοφίσαι; ( σοφός); 1. to make wise, teach: τινα, 2 Timothy 3:15 (Psalm 18:8 (); ἐσόφισάς με τήν ἐντολήν σου, Psalm 118:98 (); οὔτε τί ναυτιλιης σεσοφισμενος, οὔτε τί νηῶν, Hesiod, Works, 647). 2. Middle in Greek writings from Herodotus down, mostly as a deponent, to become wise, to have understanding (ἐσοφίσατο ὑπέρ πάντας ἀντρωπους, 1 Kings 4:27(31); add, Ecclesiastes 2:15, etc.; frequent in Sir.); to invent, play the sophist; to devise cleverly or cunningly: perfect passive participle σεσοφίσμενοι μυθοι, 2 Peter 1:16. (Compare: κατασοφίζομαι.)
Strong's cunningly devise, make wise. From sophos; to render wise; in a sinister acceptation, to form "sophisms", i.e. Continue plausible error -- cunningly devised, make wise. see GREEK sophos |
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