What does σοφία · θεός mean in the Bible?
σοφία · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "the wisdom of God".
Greek · G4678, G2316
ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ
Wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual) · God
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σοφίαG4678wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)
Pronunciationsophía
Divine wisdom versus human wisdom: primary absolute knowledge versus practical worldly intelligence.
Open lexicon entry →θεόςG2316God
Pronunciationtheós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ (hē sophia tou theou) mean in the Bible?
σοφία · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "the wisdom of God".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4678, G2316?
G4678, G2316 is connected to 51 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the wisdom of God
Source Gloss
the wisdom of God
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms51Case patternAccusative (14)Number patternSingular (51)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 11:19 · Matt 13:54 · Mark 6:2 · Luke 7:35 · Luke 11:49 · 1 Cor 1:30 · 1 Cor 3:19 · Eph 3:10 · Jas 3:15 · Jas 3:17 · Rev 7:12 · Rev 13:1812×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 6:3 · Rom 11:33 · 1 Cor 1:21 · 1 Cor 2:1 · 1 Cor 2:4 · 1 Cor 2:13 · 1 Cor 12:8 · Eph 1:17 · Col 2:3 · Col 2:23 · Jas 1:5 · Jas 3:1312×
Dative · Singular · FeminineLuke 2:40 · Luke 2:52 · Acts 6:10 · Acts 7:22 · 1 Cor 1:17 · 1 Cor 1:21 · 1 Cor 2:5 · 2 Cor 1:12 · Eph 1:8 · Col 1:9 · Col 1:28 · Col 3:16 · Col 4:513×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 12:42 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 21:15 · Acts 7:10 · 1 Cor 1:19 · 1 Cor 1:20 · 1 Cor 1:22 · 1 Cor 1:24 · 1 Cor 2:6 · 1 Cor 2:7 · 2 Pet 3:15 · Rev 5:12 · Rev 17:914×
Word Origins
ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ is built from this root: