σοφός

σοφός, -ή, -όν

[in LXX chiefly for חָכָם ;]

skilled, clever, wise, whether in handicraft, the affairs of life, the sciences or learning: Rom 16,19, 1 Kor 3,10; of the learned, Rom 1,14, 22, 1 Kor 1,19-20; 1,26-27; 3,18-20; of Jewish teachers, Matt 11,25, Luk 10,21; Christian, Matt 23,34 of those en­dowed with practical wisdom, 1 Kor 6,5, Ef 5,15, Jak 3,13; of God, Rom 16,27 compar., τ. μωρὸν τ. θεοῦ σοφώτερον, 1 Kor 1,25,†

SYN.: συνετός, φρόνιμος (see: σοφία, SYN.)