ΣΟΦΙΑΝ, σοφιαν
SOPHIAN, sophian
Sounds Like: so-fee-AN
Translations: wisdom, a wisdom
From the root: ΣΟΦΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to wisdom, skill, or knowledge. It is often used in a broad sense to denote practical insight, intellectual understanding, or divine wisdom. It functions as a direct object in a sentence when in the accusative case.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4678 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 8:14, 10:22, 10:60, 10:69, 11:6
- To the Newly Baptized — 1:2
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 11:8
- Psalms — 36:30, 48:4
- Proverbs — 1:2, 1:7, 1:29, 2:3, 2:6, 3:13, 4:5, 6:8, 8:1, 10:13, 10:31, 14:6, 17:16, 24:14, 29:3, 29:15, 30:3
- Ecclesiastes — 1:16, 1:17, 2:12, 2:26, 7:25, 8:16, 9:13
- Job — 4:21, 28:18, 32:13, 33:33, 38:36, 39:17
- Wisdom — 3:11, 6:9, 6:21, 9:4, 9:17, 10:8
- Sirach — 0:12, 1:3, 1:26, 8:8, 18:28, 20:31, 24:25, 25:10, 39:1, 39:10, 40:20, 41:15, 44:15, 45:26, 51:13, 51:17
- Isaiah — 29:14
- Matthew — 12:42
- Luke — 11:31, 21:15
- Acts of the Apostles — 7:10
- 1 Corinthians — 1:19, 1:20, 1:22, 1:24, 2:6, 2:7
- 2 Peter — 3:15
- Revelation — 5:12, 17:9
- Epistle of Barnabas — 21:5
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 26:233
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 2:69
- Book 2 — 5:87
- Book 3 — 8:216
- Book 5 — 2:174
- Book 7 — 7:158
- Book 8 — 2:24, 2:42, 6:168, 6:171, 7:182
- Book 10 — 10:187
- Book 11 — 3:35, 5:129, 6:210, 6:268
- Book 12 — 2:110
- Book 18 — 3:59, 3:81
- Book 20 — 12:264
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:100
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 22:1
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 32:5, 55:3, 78:11, 102:6, 123:4
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 36:2
- 1 Kings — 2:6, 2:35, 4:25, 5:12
- 1 Chronicles — 22:12
- 2 Chronicles — 1:10, 1:11, 1:12, 9:3, 9:7
- Ezra (Alpha) — 3:7, 4:60, 8:23
- Judith — 11:8
- 2 Maccabees — 2:9
- Psalms — 36:30, 48:4
- Psalms of Solomon — 4:11
- Proverbs — 1:2, 1:7, 1:29, 2:3, 2:6, 3:13, 6:8, 7:4, 8:1, 10:31, 11:2, 14:6, 17:16, 17:28, 24:14, 24:26, 29:3, 29:15
- Ecclesiastes — 1:16, 1:17, 2:12, 2:26, 7:26, 8:16, 9:13
- Job — 4:21, 28:18, 32:7, 32:13, 38:36, 39:17
- Wisdom — 3:11, 6:9, 6:21, 9:4, 9:17, 10:8
- Sirach — 0:9, 1:3, 1:26, 6:18, 18:28, 20:31, 24:25, 25:10, 39:1, 39:10, 41:15, 43:33, 44:15, 45:26, 50:27, 51:13, 51:17
- Isaiah — 29:14
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 2:21, 2:23
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 2:21, 2:23, 2:30
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 12:42
- Luke — 11:31, 21:15
- Acts — 7:10
- 1 Corinthians — 1:19, 1:20, 1:22, 1:24, 2:6, 2:7
- 2 Peter — 3:15
- Revelation — 5:12, 17:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΟΦΙΑ.
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.
- ΣΟΦΙΑ — wisdom, a wisdom
- ΣΟΦΙΑΣ — of wisdom, of skill, of cleverness
- ΣΟΦΙΣΤΙΚΩΣ — sophistically, artfully, cleverly, subtly
- ΦΙΑ — wisdom, skill, knowledge, insight, prudence, a wisdom
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