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σοφία
sophía · Greek · Strong's G4678 · 51 occurrences
The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “wisdom”
What it means
wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)
from G4680 (σοφός);
How the KJV renders it
wisdom
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“wisdom”
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
Where it appears
51 occurrences in the Greek text, first 49 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:17 N-DSF1 Corinthians 1:19 N-ASF1 Corinthians 1:20 N-ASF1 Corinthians 1:21 N-DSF1 Corinthians 1:22 N-ASF1 Corinthians 1:24 N-ASF1 Corinthians 1:30 N-NSF1 Corinthians 2:1 N-GSF1 Corinthians 2:4 N-GSF1 Corinthians 2:5 N-DSF1 Corinthians 2:6 N-ASF1 Corinthians 2:7 N-ASF1 Corinthians 2:13 N-GSF1 Corinthians 3:19 N-NSF1 Corinthians 12:8 N-GSF2 Corinthians 1:12 N-DSF2 Peter 3:15 N-ASFActs 6:3 N-GSFActs 6:10 N-DSFActs 7:10 N-ASFActs 7:22 N-DSFColossians 1:9 N-DSFColossians 1:28 N-DSFColossians 2:3 N-GSFColossians 2:23 N-GSFColossians 3:16 N-DSFColossians 4:5 N-DSFEphesians 1:8 N-DSFEphesians 1:17 N-GSFEphesians 3:10 N-NSFJames 1:5 N-GSFJames 3:13 N-GSFJames 3:15 N-NSFJames 3:17 N-NSFLuke 2:40 N-GSFLuke 2:52 N-DSFLuke 7:35 N-NSFLuke 11:31 N-ASFLuke 11:49 N-NSFLuke 21:15 N-ASFMatthew 11:19 N-NSFMatthew 12:42 N-ASFMatthew 13:54 N-NSFMark 6:2 N-NSFRevelation 5:12 N-ASFRevelation 7:12 N-NSFRevelation 13:18 N-NSFRevelation 17:9 N-ASFRomans 11:33 N-GSF
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