2001 Translation

SOPHISMATOS, sophismatos

Sounds Like: so-PHIS-ma-tos

Translations: of a clever device, of a trick, of a cunning argument, of a sophism

From the root: ΣΟΦΙΣΜΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a clever device, a cunning argument, or a trick. It can also denote a sophism, which is a fallacious argument, especially one used to deceive. It is typically used in a context where someone is employing ingenuity, often with a negative connotation of deceit or manipulation.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter

Strong’s number: G4680 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 67:380

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΟΦΙΣΜΑ.

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.

• ΣΟΦΙΣΜΑ — sophism, clever argument, cunning device, trick, stratagem, a sophism
• ΣΟΦΙΣΜΑΤΑ — cunningly devised fables, clever arguments, sophistries, clever tricks, a clever device, a clever argument
• ΣΟΦΙΣΜΑΤΙ — a clever device, a trick, a stratagem, a sophism

This concordance database is in beta

That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.

It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.

Please report any errors or important missing information.