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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4679. σοφίζω (sophizó) -- To make wise, to instruct, to teach wisdom</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4679.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/james/2-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4679.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4679</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4678.htm" title="4678">◄</a> 4679. sophizó <a href="../greek/4680.htm" title="4680">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sophizó: To make wise, to instruct, to teach wisdom</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">σοφίζω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sophizó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>so-FEE-zo<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(sof-id'-zo)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To make wise, to instruct, to teach wisdom<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I make wise, instruct; pass: I am skillfully devised.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from σοφός (sophos), meaning "wise."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - חָכַם (chakam) - Strong's Hebrew 2449, meaning "to be wise" or "to act wisely."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "sophizó" is used to convey the act of making someone wise or imparting wisdom. It implies a process of teaching or instructing that leads to a deeper understanding or insight. In the New Testament, it often carries the connotation of spiritual or moral wisdom, rather than mere intellectual knowledge.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, wisdom (σοφία, sophia) was highly valued, often associated with philosophers and teachers who sought to understand the nature of life and the universe. The concept of wisdom in the biblical context, however, is deeply rooted in the fear of the Lord and the application of divine principles to daily living. The New Testament usage of "sophizó" reflects this integration of divine wisdom into the life of believers, emphasizing moral and spiritual growth.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4680.htm">sophos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to make wise<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cleverly devised (1), give...wisdom (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4679: σοφίζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σοφίζω</span></span>: 1 aorist infinitive <span class="greek2">σοφίσαι</span>; (<span class="greek2">σοφός</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to make wise, teach</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-15.htm">2 Timothy 3:15</a> (<a href="/interlinear/psalms/18-8.htm">Psalm 18:8</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 19:8>); <span class="greek2">ἐσόφισάς</span> <span class="greek2">με</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐντολήν</span> <span class="greek2">σου</span>, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/118-98.htm">Psalm 118:98</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 119:98>); <span class="greek2">οὔτε</span> <span class="greek2">τί</span> <span class="greek2">ναυτιλιης</span> <span class="greek2">σεσοφισμενος</span>, <span class="greek2">οὔτε</span> <span class="greek2">τί</span> <span class="greek2">νηῶν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span>, Works, 647). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> Middle in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down, mostly as a deponent, <span class="accented">to become wise, to have understanding</span> (<span class="greek2">ἐσοφίσατο</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπέρ</span> <span class="greek2">πάντας</span> <span class="greek2">ἀντρωπους</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4-27.htm">1 Kings 4:27</a>(31); add, <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:15</a>, etc.; frequent in Sir.); <span class="accented">to invent, play the sophist; to devise cleverly or cunningly</span>: perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">σεσοφίσμενοι</span> <span class="greek2">μυθοι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-16.htm">2 Peter 1:16</a>. (Compare: <span class="greek2">κατασοφίζομαι</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cunningly devise, make wise. <p>From <a href="/greek/4680.htm">sophos</a>; to render wise; in a sinister acceptation, to form "sophisms", i.e. Continue plausible error -- cunningly devised, make wise. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4680.htm">sophos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσοφισάμην εσόφισάς εσοφίσατο σεσοφισμενοις σεσοφισμένοις σοφίζου σοφίζουσα σοφισαι σοφίσαι σοφισθήσεται σοφισθήσομαι σοφίσθητε σοφιστάς sesophismenois sesophisménois sophisai sophísai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 3:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δυνάμενά σε <b>σοφίσαι</b> εἰς σωτηρίαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> which are able <span class="itali">to give you the wisdom</span> that leads<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to make thee <span class="itali">wise</span> unto salvation<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> able you <span class="itali">to make wise</span> to salvation<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐ γὰρ <b>σεσοφισμένοις</b> μύθοις ἐξακολουθήσαντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For we did not follow <span class="itali">cleverly devised</span> tales<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> followed <span class="itali">cunningly devised</span> fables,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not indeed <span class="itali">cleverly-imagined</span> fables having followed out<p><b><a href="/greek/4679.htm">Strong's Greek 4679</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4679.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sesophismenois_4679.htm">σεσοφισμένοις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sophisai_4679.htm">σοφίσαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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