Greek 4680. sophos -- skilled, wise ... clever. Word Origin a prim. word Definition skilled, wise NASB Word Usage wise (16), wise man (2), wise men (1), wiser (1). wise. Akin ... /greek/4680.htm - 6k5429. phronimos -- practically wise, sensible
... Word Origin from phroneo Definition practically wise, sensible NASB Word Usage more
shrewd (1), prudent (5), sensible (2), shrewd (1), wise (4), wise men (1). ...
/greek/5429.htm - 8k 781. asophos -- unwise
... not wise; because rejecting God's leading (His will). Word Origin from alpha (as
a neg. prefix) and sophos Definition unwise NASB Word Usage unwise men (1). ...
/greek/781.htm - 6k 3361. me -- not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation)
... any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise
in), none, nor ... See also ean me, hina me, ou me, mekos, mekuno, men, me ouk. ...
/greek/3361.htm - 8k 243. allos -- other, another
... 3), one another (1), one else (1), other (35), other men (1), other ... Different (in
many applications) -- more, one (another), (an-, some an-)other(-s, -wise). ...
/greek/243.htm - 7k International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Wise MenWISE MEN wiz'-men: In addition to the uses of "wise" specified in the article WISDOM, the adjective is employed occasionally as the technical description of men who are adepts in magic, divination, etc. (e.g. in Genesis 41:8 Exodus 7:11 Esther 1:13 Daniel 2:27; Daniel 5:15). Naturally, however, in the ancient world the boundary between genuine knowledge and astrology, etc., was exceedingly vague, and it was never denied that real knowledge could be gained along lines that we know to be futile. So the initiation of Moses into all the wisdom of the Egyptians (Acts 7:22) or of Daniel into all the learning of the Chaldeans (Daniel 1:4) met with no disapproval. These great men could be trusted to avoid the moral and religious pitfalls of such pursuits. For the ordinary Israelites, however the uncompromising prohibition of idolatry closed the door definitely to all studies of this kind. See ASTROLOGY; DIVINATION, etc. And for the Wise-men of Matthew 2 see MAGI.
Burton Scott Easton
Smith's Bible Dictionary Wise Men[MAGI] Strong's Hebrew 2450. chakam -- wise... skillful persons* (1), skillful* (3), unwise* (1), wailing women (1), who (1), who are wise (1), wise (64), wise man (21), wise man's (2), wise men (22), wise ... /hebrew/2450.htm - 6k 2445. chakkim -- a wise man
... men. Word Origin (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to chakam Definition
a wise man NASB Word Usage wise men (14). wise. (Aramaic ...
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