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:
Revelation 17:9: "is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are"
