σοφός, -ή, -όν

[in LXX chiefly for חָכָם ;]

skilled, clever, wise, whether in handicraft, the affairs of life, the sciences or learning: Rom.16:19, 1Co.3:10; of the learned, Rom.1:14, 22, 1Co.1:19-20 1:26-27 3:18-20; of Jewish teachers, Mat.11:25, Luk.10:21; Christian, Mat.23:34; of those en­dowed with practical wisdom, 1Co.6:5, Eph.5:15, Jas.3:13; of God, Rom.16:27; compar. τ. μωρὸν τ. θεοῦ σοφώτερον, 1Co.1:25.†

SYN.: συνετός, φρόνιμος (see: σοφία, SYN.) (AS)

skilled, clever, wise