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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /so.pʰis.tɛ̌ːs/, /so.ɸisˈtis/, /so.fisˈtis/, /so.pʰis.tɛ̌ːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /so.pʰisˈte̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /so.ɸisˈtis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /so.fisˈtis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /so.fisˈtis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -ιστής (-istḗs), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|σοφίζω|-ιστής|t1=to become wise}} σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -ιστής (-istḗs) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σοφῐστής|σοφῐστοῦ|m|first}} σοφῐστής • (sophĭstḗs) m (genitive σοφῐστοῦ); first declension, {{tlb|grc|Attic|Ionic|Koine}} (Attic, Ionic, Koine) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σοφῐστής|οῦ}} Forms: σοφῐστής [canonical], sophĭstḗs [romanization], σοφῐστοῦ [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ σοφῐστής [nominative, singular], τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́ [dual, nominative], οἱ σοφῐσταί [nominative, plural], τοῦ σοφῐστοῦ [genitive, singular], τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν σοφῐστῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ σοφῐστῇ [dative, singular], τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς σοφῐσταῖς [dative, plural], τὸν σοφῐστήν [accusative, singular], τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τοὺς σοφῐστᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], σοφῐστᾰ́ [singular, vocative], σοφῐστᾱ́ [dual, vocative], σοφῐσταί [plural, vocative]
  1. A master of one's craft Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-9CYwUMI4 Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 11 32 26 31
  2. One who is wise, prudent, a philosopher Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-12hGT3F4 Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Koine Greek Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 11 32 26 31 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 9 26 31 34
  3. teacher, tutor Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-nqA1PMK5 Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Koine Greek Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 11 32 26 31 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 9 26 31 34
  4. (slang, derogatory) One who makes a profit off of false wisdom: cheat, swindler Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-SycvZUMa Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιστής, Attic Greek, Ionic Greek, Koine Greek, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 4 31 11 53 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 11 32 26 31 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιστής: 9 32 17 41 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 1 28 7 63 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 1 24 5 70 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 9 26 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 29 6 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 29 5 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος (akătăsóphĭstos) (english: not to be put down by fallacies), ἀσόφῐστος (asóphĭstos) (english: not deluded by fallacies), σοφῐστείᾱ (sophĭsteíā) (english: sophistry) [feminine], σοφῐστέον (sophĭstéon) (english: one must contrive), σοφῐστέος (sophĭstéos) (english: one must contrive), σοφῐ́στευμᾰ (sophĭ́steumă) (english: skill, method) [neuter], σοφῐστεύω (sophĭsteúō) (english: play the sophist; teach, give lectures), σοφῐστήρῐον (sophĭstḗrĭon) (english: school of sophistry) [neuter], σοφῐστῐάω (sophĭstĭáō) (english: play the sophist), σοφῐστῐκός (sophĭstĭkós) (english: of a sophist) Coordinate_terms: σοφῐ́στρῐᾰ (sophĭ́strĭă) [feminine]
Derived forms: ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος (akătăsóphĭstos) (english: not to be put down by fallacies), ἀντισοφῐστής (antisophĭstḗs) (english: who seeks to refute) [masculine], ἀσόφῐστος (asóphĭstos) (english: not deluded by fallacies), γυμνοσοφῐσταί (gumnosophĭstaí) (english: naked philosophers, gymnosophists) [masculine, plural], γυμνοσοφῐστῐ́ᾱ (gumnosophĭstĭ́ā) (english: wisdom of gymnosophists) [feminine], Δειπνοσοφισταί (Deipnosophistaí) (english: title of work by Athenaeus) [masculine, plural], δειπνοσοφῐστής (deipnosophĭstḗs) (english: learned in the mysteries of the kitchen) [masculine], ἰᾱτροσοφῐστής (iātrosophĭstḗs) (english: professor of medicine) [masculine], ἰᾱτροφῐλόσοφος (iātrophĭlósophos) (english: scientific doctor) [masculine], μεγᾰλοσοφῐστής (megălosophĭstḗs) (english: great sophist) [masculine], μετεωροσοφῐστής (meteōrosophĭstḗs) (english: astronomical sophist) [masculine], σοφῐστορήτωρ (sophĭstorḗtōr) (english: sophist-orator) [masculine], ῠ̔περσοφῐστής (hŭpersophĭstḗs) (english: arch-sophist) [masculine], ψευδοσοφῐστής (pseudosophĭstḗs) (english: sham-sophist) [masculine]
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  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "sophĭ́strĭă",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́στρῐᾰ"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "not to be put down by fallacies",
      "roman": "akătăsóphĭstos",
      "word": "ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "who seeks to refute",
      "roman": "antisophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀντισοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "not deluded by fallacies",
      "roman": "asóphĭstos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "naked philosophers, gymnosophists",
      "roman": "gumnosophĭstaí",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "γυμνοσοφῐσταί"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "wisdom of gymnosophists",
      "roman": "gumnosophĭstĭ́ā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γυμνοσοφῐστῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "title of work by Athenaeus",
      "roman": "Deipnosophistaí",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Δειπνοσοφισταί"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "learned in the mysteries of the kitchen",
      "roman": "deipnosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δειπνοσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "professor of medicine",
      "roman": "iātrosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰᾱτροσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "scientific doctor",
      "roman": "iātrophĭlósophos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰᾱτροφῐλόσοφος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "great sophist",
      "roman": "megălosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μεγᾰλοσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "astronomical sophist",
      "roman": "meteōrosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μετεωροσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sophist-orator",
      "roman": "sophĭstorḗtōr",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστορήτωρ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "arch-sophist",
      "roman": "hŭpersophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ῠ̔περσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sham-sophist",
      "roman": "pseudosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ψευδοσοφῐστής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σοφιστής"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σοφιστής (sofistís)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σοφιστής (sofistís)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpa",
            "2": "סופיסטה",
            "3": "סופיסטא",
            "4": "סופיסטיס"
          },
          "expansion": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: סופיסטה, סופיסטא, סופיסטיס",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: סופיסטה, סופיסטא, סופיסטיס"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܣܘܿܦܝܺܣܛܳܐ",
            "3": "ܣܦܣܛܐ",
            "4": "ܣܘܦܣܛܐ",
            "5": "ܣܦܝܣܛܘܣ",
            "tr1": "sōpisṭā"
          },
          "expansion": "Classical Syriac: ܣܘܿܦܝܺܣܛܳܐ (sōpisṭā), ܣܦܣܛܐ, ܣܘܦܣܛܐ, ܣܦܝܣܛܘܣ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Classical Syriac: ܣܘܿܦܝܺܣܛܳܐ (sōpisṭā), ܣܦܣܛܐ, ܣܘܦܣܛܐ, ܣܦܝܣܛܘܣ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sophistēs",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: sophistēs, sophista (all periods), sofista (Medieval Latin)\n→ English: sophist\n→ French: sophiste",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: sophistēs, sophista (all periods), sofista (Medieval Latin)\n→ English: sophist\n→ French: sophiste"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σοφίζω",
        "3": "-ιστής",
        "t1": "to become wise"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -ιστής (-istḗs)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -ιστής (-istḗs), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστής",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστοῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ σοφῐστής",
      "roman": "ho sophĭstḗs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ sophĭstā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ σοφῐσταί",
      "roman": "hoi sophĭstaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σοφῐστοῦ",
      "roman": "toû sophĭstoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn sophĭstaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σοφῐστῶν",
      "roman": "tôn sophĭstôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σοφῐστῇ",
      "roman": "tôi sophĭstêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn sophĭstaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σοφῐσταῖς",
      "roman": "toîs sophĭstaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν σοφῐστήν",
      "roman": "tòn sophĭstḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ sophĭstā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς σοφῐστᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "toùs sophĭstā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστᾰ́",
      "roman": "sophĭstắ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "sophĭstā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐσταί",
      "roman": "sophĭstaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σοφῐστής",
        "2": "σοφῐστοῦ",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφῐστής • (sophĭstḗs) m (genitive σοφῐστοῦ); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Attic",
        "3": "Ionic",
        "4": "Koine"
      },
      "expansion": "(Attic, Ionic, Koine)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σοφῐστής",
        "2": "οῦ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "not to be put down by fallacies",
      "roman": "akătăsóphĭstos",
      "word": "ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "not deluded by fallacies",
      "roman": "asóphĭstos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sophistry",
      "roman": "sophĭsteíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστείᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "one must contrive",
      "roman": "sophĭstéon",
      "word": "σοφῐστέον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "one must contrive",
      "roman": "sophĭstéos",
      "word": "σοφῐστέος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "skill, method",
      "roman": "sophĭ́steumă",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́στευμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "play the sophist; teach, give lectures",
      "roman": "sophĭsteúō",
      "word": "σοφῐστεύω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "school of sophistry",
      "roman": "sophĭstḗrĭon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστήρῐον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "play the sophist",
      "roman": "sophĭstĭáō",
      "word": "σοφῐστῐάω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "of a sophist",
      "roman": "sophĭstĭkós",
      "word": "σοφῐστῐκός"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 32 26 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A master of one's craft"
      ],
      "id": "en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-9CYwUMI4",
      "links": [
        [
          "craft",
          "craft"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 32 26 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 26 31 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Koine Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who is wise, prudent, a philosopher"
      ],
      "id": "en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-12hGT3F4",
      "links": [
        [
          "wise",
          "wise"
        ],
        [
          "prudent",
          "prudent"
        ],
        [
          "philosopher",
          "philosopher"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 32 26 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 26 31 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Koine Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "teacher, tutor"
      ],
      "id": "en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-nqA1PMK5",
      "links": [
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ],
        [
          "tutor",
          "tutor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 31 11 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 32 26 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 32 17 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιστής",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 28 7 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Attic Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 24 5 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ionic Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 26 31 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Koine Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 29 6 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 29 5 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who makes a profit off of false wisdom: cheat, swindler"
      ],
      "id": "en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-SycvZUMa",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "cheat",
          "cheat"
        ],
        [
          "swindler",
          "swindler"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, derogatory) One who makes a profit off of false wisdom: cheat, swindler"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine",
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/so.pʰis.tɛ̌ːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.ɸisˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.fisˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.pʰis.tɛ̌ːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.pʰisˈte̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.ɸisˈtis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.fisˈtis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.fisˈtis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σοφιστής"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιστής",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Attic Greek",
    "Ionic Greek",
    "Koine Greek",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "roman": "sophĭ́strĭă",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́στρῐᾰ"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "not to be put down by fallacies",
      "roman": "akătăsóphĭstos",
      "word": "ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "who seeks to refute",
      "roman": "antisophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀντισοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "not deluded by fallacies",
      "roman": "asóphĭstos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "naked philosophers, gymnosophists",
      "roman": "gumnosophĭstaí",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "γυμνοσοφῐσταί"
    },
    {
      "english": "wisdom of gymnosophists",
      "roman": "gumnosophĭstĭ́ā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γυμνοσοφῐστῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "title of work by Athenaeus",
      "roman": "Deipnosophistaí",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Δειπνοσοφισταί"
    },
    {
      "english": "learned in the mysteries of the kitchen",
      "roman": "deipnosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δειπνοσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "professor of medicine",
      "roman": "iātrosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰᾱτροσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "scientific doctor",
      "roman": "iātrophĭlósophos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰᾱτροφῐλόσοφος"
    },
    {
      "english": "great sophist",
      "roman": "megălosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μεγᾰλοσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "astronomical sophist",
      "roman": "meteōrosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μετεωροσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "sophist-orator",
      "roman": "sophĭstorḗtōr",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστορήτωρ"
    },
    {
      "english": "arch-sophist",
      "roman": "hŭpersophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ῠ̔περσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "sham-sophist",
      "roman": "pseudosophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ψευδοσοφῐστής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σοφιστής"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σοφιστής (sofistís)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σοφιστής (sofistís)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpa",
            "2": "סופיסטה",
            "3": "סופיסטא",
            "4": "סופיסטיס"
          },
          "expansion": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: סופיסטה, סופיסטא, סופיסטיס",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: סופיסטה, סופיסטא, סופיסטיס"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܣܘܿܦܝܺܣܛܳܐ",
            "3": "ܣܦܣܛܐ",
            "4": "ܣܘܦܣܛܐ",
            "5": "ܣܦܝܣܛܘܣ",
            "tr1": "sōpisṭā"
          },
          "expansion": "Classical Syriac: ܣܘܿܦܝܺܣܛܳܐ (sōpisṭā), ܣܦܣܛܐ, ܣܘܦܣܛܐ, ܣܦܝܣܛܘܣ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Classical Syriac: ܣܘܿܦܝܺܣܛܳܐ (sōpisṭā), ܣܦܣܛܐ, ܣܘܦܣܛܐ, ܣܦܝܣܛܘܣ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sophistēs",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: sophistēs, sophista (all periods), sofista (Medieval Latin)\n→ English: sophist\n→ French: sophiste",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: sophistēs, sophista (all periods), sofista (Medieval Latin)\n→ English: sophist\n→ French: sophiste"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σοφίζω",
        "3": "-ιστής",
        "t1": "to become wise"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -ιστής (-istḗs)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -ιστής (-istḗs), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστής",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sophĭstḗs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστοῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ σοφῐστής",
      "roman": "ho sophĭstḗs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ sophĭstā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ σοφῐσταί",
      "roman": "hoi sophĭstaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σοφῐστοῦ",
      "roman": "toû sophĭstoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn sophĭstaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σοφῐστῶν",
      "roman": "tôn sophĭstôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σοφῐστῇ",
      "roman": "tôi sophĭstêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn sophĭstaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σοφῐσταῖς",
      "roman": "toîs sophĭstaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν σοφῐστήν",
      "roman": "tòn sophĭstḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ sophĭstā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς σοφῐστᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "toùs sophĭstā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστᾰ́",
      "roman": "sophĭstắ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "sophĭstā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐσταί",
      "roman": "sophĭstaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σοφῐστής",
        "2": "σοφῐστοῦ",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφῐστής • (sophĭstḗs) m (genitive σοφῐστοῦ); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Attic",
        "3": "Ionic",
        "4": "Koine"
      },
      "expansion": "(Attic, Ionic, Koine)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σοφῐστής",
        "2": "οῦ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "not to be put down by fallacies",
      "roman": "akătăsóphĭstos",
      "word": "ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "not deluded by fallacies",
      "roman": "asóphĭstos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "sophistry",
      "roman": "sophĭsteíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστείᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "one must contrive",
      "roman": "sophĭstéon",
      "word": "σοφῐστέον"
    },
    {
      "english": "one must contrive",
      "roman": "sophĭstéos",
      "word": "σοφῐστέος"
    },
    {
      "english": "skill, method",
      "roman": "sophĭ́steumă",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́στευμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "english": "play the sophist; teach, give lectures",
      "roman": "sophĭsteúō",
      "word": "σοφῐστεύω"
    },
    {
      "english": "school of sophistry",
      "roman": "sophĭstḗrĭon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστήρῐον"
    },
    {
      "english": "play the sophist",
      "roman": "sophĭstĭáō",
      "word": "σοφῐστῐάω"
    },
    {
      "english": "of a sophist",
      "roman": "sophĭstĭkós",
      "word": "σοφῐστῐκός"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A master of one's craft"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "craft",
          "craft"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One who is wise, prudent, a philosopher"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wise",
          "wise"
        ],
        [
          "prudent",
          "prudent"
        ],
        [
          "philosopher",
          "philosopher"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "teacher, tutor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ],
        [
          "tutor",
          "tutor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek derogatory terms",
        "Ancient Greek slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who makes a profit off of false wisdom: cheat, swindler"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "cheat",
          "cheat"
        ],
        [
          "swindler",
          "swindler"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, derogatory) One who makes a profit off of false wisdom: cheat, swindler"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine",
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/so.pʰis.tɛ̌ːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.ɸisˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.fisˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.pʰis.tɛ̌ːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.pʰisˈte̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.ɸisˈtis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.fisˈtis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.fisˈtis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σοφιστής"
}

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