Strong's #4678: sophia (pronounced sof-ee'-ah)
from 4680; wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual):--wisdom.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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sophia
1) wisdom, broad and full of intelligence; used of the knowledge of very diverse matters
1a) the wisdom which belongs to men
1a1) spec. the varied knowledge of things human and divine, acquired by acuteness and experience, and summed up in maxims and proverbs
1a2) the science and learning
1a3) the act of interpreting dreams and always giving the sagest advice
1a4) the intelligence evinced in discovering the meaning of some mysterious number or vision
1a5) skill in the management of affairs
1a6) devout and proper prudence in intercourse with men not disciples of Christ, skill and discretion in imparting Christian truth
1a7) the knowledge and practice of the requisites for godly and upright living
1b) supreme intelligence, such as belongs to God
1b1) to Christ
1b2) the wisdom of God as evinced in forming and executing counsels in the formation and government of the world and the scriptures
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Relation: from G4680
Citing in TDNT: 7:465, 1056
Usage:
This word is used 51 times:
Matthew 11:19: "and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children."
Matthew 12:42: "earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater"
Matthew 13:54: "Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?"
Mark 6:2: "man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even"
Luke 2:40: "waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was"
Luke 2:52: "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor"
Luke 7:35: "But wisdom is justified of all her children."
Luke 11:31: "earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater"
Luke 11:49: "Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send"
Luke 21:15: "you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries"
Acts 6:3: "of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this"
Acts 6:10: "they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit"
Acts 7:10: "him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king"
Acts 7:22: "Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty"
Romans 11:33: "the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how"
1 Corinthians 1:17: "to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross"
1 Corinthians 1:19: "it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing"
1 Corinthians 1:20: "God made foolish the wisdom of this world?"
1 Corinthians 1:21: "after that in the wisdom of God the world by"
1 Corinthians 1:21: "the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased"
1 Corinthians 1:22: "and the Greeks seek after wisdom:"
1 Corinthians 1:24: "the power of God, and the wisdom of God."
1 Corinthians 1:30: "God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification,"
1 Corinthians 2:1: "excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony"
1 Corinthians 2:4: "enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit"
1 Corinthians 2:5: "should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power"
1 Corinthians 2:6: "Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom"
1 Corinthians 2:6: "them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the"
1 Corinthians 2:7: "But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden"
1 Corinthians 2:13: "in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy"
1 Corinthians 3:19: "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with"
1 Corinthians 12:8: "by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word"
2 Corinthians 1:12: "not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God,"
Ephesians 1:8: "us in all wisdom and prudence;"
Ephesians 1:17: "may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge"
Ephesians 3:10: "church the manifold wisdom of God,"
Colossians 1:9: "will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;"
Colossians 1:28: "man in all wisdom; that we may present every man"
Colossians 2:3: "all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
Colossians 2:23: "have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and"
Colossians 3:16: "richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another"
Colossians 4:5: "Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time."
James 1:5: "any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth"
James 3:13: "works with meekness of wisdom."
James 3:15: "This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual,"
James 3:17: "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,"
2 Peter 3:15: "also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;"
Revelation 5:12: "and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor,"
Revelation 7:12: "and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor,"
Revelation 13:18: "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number"
