ΣΤΩΙΚΟΣ, στωικος
STŌIKOS, stōikos
Sounds Like: STOH-ee-kos
Translations: Stoic, a Stoic, Stoical
From the root: ΣΤΩΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word refers to something or someone associated with the Stoic school of philosophy. As an adjective, it describes something as being Stoic or Stoical. As a noun, it refers to a follower of Stoicism, a Stoic philosopher. Stoicism was an ancient Greek school of philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium. Stoics taught that virtue, the highest good, is based on knowledge, and that the wise live in harmony with the divine Reason (also identified with Fate and Providence) that governs nature. They believed that one should be free from passion (apatheia) in the pursuit of virtue and wisdom, and that one should be indifferent to external influences and pleasure or pain.
Inflection: Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G4737 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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