Strong's Concordance 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. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4679: σοφίζωσοφίζω: 1 aorist infinitive σοφίσαι; (σοφός); 1. to make wise, teach: τινα, 2 Timothy 3:15 (Psalm 18:8 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.) From sophos; to render wise; in a sinister acceptation, to form "sophisms", i.e. Continue plausible error -- cunningly devised, make wise. see GREEK sophos Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 46792 Occurrences σεσοφισμένοις — 1 Occ. σοφίσαι — 1 Occ. 2 Timothy 3:15 V-ANA GRK: δυνάμενά σε σοφίσαι εἰς σωτηρίαν NAS: which are able to give you the wisdom that leads KJV: to make thee wise unto salvation INT: able you to make wise to salvation 2 Peter 1:16 V-RPM/P-DMP |