ΚΑΤΑΣΟΦΙΖΟΜΑΙ, κατασοφιζομαι
KATASOPHIZOMAI, katasophizomai
Sounds Like: kah-tah-soh-FEE-zoh-mai
Translations: to deal craftily with, to outwit, to defraud, to circumvent, to deceive
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΟΦΙΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to deal craftily with someone, to outwit them, or to deceive them through cunning. It implies using cleverness or wisdom in a negative or manipulative way to gain an advantage over another person. It is a compound word formed from 'kata' (down, against) and 'sophizomai' (to make wise, to act wisely).
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, 1st Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G2686 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΣΟΦΙΖΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΣΟΦΙΣΑΙΤΟ — to deal craftily with, to outwit, to circumvent, to defraud
- ΚΑΤΕΣΟΦΙΣΑΝΤΟ — dealt craftily, dealt subtly, outwitted, defrauded
- ΚΑΤΕΣΟΦΙΣΑΤΟ — he dealt craftily with, he outwitted, he defrauded, he circumvented
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