5386. philosophos
Strong's Concordance
philosophos: a philosopher
Original Word: φιλόσοφος, ου, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: philosophos
Phonetic Spelling: (fil-os'-of-os)
Short Definition: a philosopher
Definition: a philosopher.
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Cognate: 5386 philósophos – literally, "a lover (friend) of wisdom" (used only in Ac 17:18).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5386: φιλόσοφος

φιλόσοφος, φιλοσοφου, (φίλος and σοφός), a philosopher, one given to the pursuit of wisdom or learning (Xenophon, Plato, others); in a narrower sense, one who investigates and discusses the causes of things and the highest good: Acts 17:18. (See references under the preceding word.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
philosopher.

From philos and sophos; fond of wise things, i.e. A "philosopher" -- philosopher.

see GREEK philos

see GREEK sophos

Forms and Transliterations
φιλοσοφων φιλοσόφων philosophon philosophōn philosóphon philosóphōn
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Strong's Greek 5386
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φιλοσόφων — 1 Occ.

Acts 17:18 N-GMP
GRK: καὶ Στοϊκῶν φιλοσόφων συνέβαλλον αὐτῷ
NAS: and Stoic philosophers were conversing
KJV: certain philosophers of the Epicureans,
INT: and Stoics philosophers encountered him

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