"σοφία" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /so.pʰí.aː/, /soˈɸi.a/, /soˈfi.a/, /so.pʰí.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /soˈpʰi.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /soˈɸi.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /soˈfi.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /soˈfi.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σοφός (sophós, “skilled in handcrafts; clever”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|σοφός|-ῐ́ᾱ|t1=skilled in handcrafts; clever}} σοφός (sophós, “skilled in handcrafts; clever”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σοφῐ́ᾱ|σοφῐ́ᾱς|f|first}} σοφῐ́ᾱ • (sophíā) f (genitive σοφῐ́ᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σοφῐ́ᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: σοφῐ́ᾱ [canonical], sophíā [romanization], σοφῐ́ᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ σοφῐ́ᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ σοφῐ́ᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ σοφῐ́αι [nominative, plural], τῆς σοφῐ́ᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν σοφῐ́αιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σοφῐῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ σοφῐ́ᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν σοφῐ́αιν [dative, dual], ταῖς σοφῐ́αις [dative, plural], τὴν σοφῐ́ᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ σοφῐ́ᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σοφῐ́ᾱς [accusative, plural], σοφῐ́ᾱ [singular, vocative], σοφῐ́ᾱ [dual, vocative], σοφῐ́αι [plural, vocative]
  1. skill or cleverness in carpentry, music, or other crafts
    Sense id: en-σοφία-grc-noun-jBY1XGpg Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek links with manual fragments, Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 46 39 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with manual fragments: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 42 42 16
  2. skill related to everyday life: sound judgment, prudence
    Sense id: en-σοφία-grc-noun-tUp7y7s1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek links with manual fragments, Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 46 39 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with manual fragments: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 42 42 16
  3. knowledge of a higher kind: learning, wisdom
    Sense id: en-σοφία-grc-noun-S-xHktMM Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek links with manual fragments, Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 46 39 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with manual fragments: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 42 42 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: σοφῐ́η (sophíē) [Ionic] Derived forms: ἀσοφῐ́ᾱ (asophíā) (english: folly, stupidity) [feminine], αὐτοσοφῐ́ᾱ (autosophíā) (english: authentic wisdom) [feminine], ἀφῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ (aphilosophíā) (english: contempt for philosophy) [feminine], δοξοσοφῐ́ᾱ (doxosophíā) (english: conceit of wisdom) [feminine], δοκησῐσοφῐ́ᾱ (dokēsisophíā) (english: conceit of wisdom) [feminine], θεοσοφῐ́ᾱ (theosophíā) (english: knowledge of things divine) [feminine], Σοφῐ́ᾱ Σειρᾰ́χ (Sophíā Seirákh) (english: Ecclesiasticus) [feminine], Σοφῐ́ᾱ Σολομῶντος (Sophíā Solomôntos) (english: Wisdom of Solomon) [feminine], φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ (philosophíā) (english: love of knowledge, philosophy) [feminine], ψευδοσοφῐ́ᾱ (pseudosophíā) (english: false wisdom) [feminine] Related terms: ἀσόφῐστος (asóphistos) (english: not deluded by fallacies), σεσοφῐσμένως (sesophisménōs) (english: cunningly) [adverb], σοφῐ́ζω (sophízō) (english: make wise, instruct, devise), σοφῐ́ζομαι, σόφῐσμᾰ (sóphisma) (english: skill, method) [neuter], σοφῐστεύω (sophisteúō) (english: play the sophist; teach, give lectures), σοφῐστής m and -ιστ derivatives (sophistḗs) (english: expert; philosopher, teacher; swindler), σοφόω (sophóō) (english: σοφίζω, make wise, instruct, devise)

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      "english": "contempt for philosophy",
      "roman": "aphilosophíā",
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      "roman": "Sophíā Seirákh",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Σοφῐ́ᾱ Σειρᾰ́χ"
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      "roman": "philosophíā",
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          "name": "desc"
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          "expansion": "→ Latin: sophia\n→ Middle English: sophie\nEnglish: sophy",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
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      "text": "→ Latin: sophia\n→ Middle English: sophie\nEnglish: sophy"
    }
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      "form": "ἡ σοφῐ́ᾱ",
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      "english": "not deluded by fallacies",
      "roman": "asóphistos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
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      "roman": "sophízō",
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      "ipa": "/so.pʰí.aː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/soˈɸi.a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/soˈfi.a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/so.pʰí.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈpʰi.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈɸi.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈfi.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈfi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́η"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σοφία"
}
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      "english": "folly, stupidity",
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      "roman": "autosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αὐτοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "contempt for philosophy",
      "roman": "aphilosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀφῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "conceit of wisdom",
      "roman": "doxosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δοξοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "conceit of wisdom",
      "roman": "dokēsisophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δοκησῐσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "knowledge of things divine",
      "roman": "theosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "θεοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "Ecclesiasticus",
      "roman": "Sophíā Seirákh",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Σοφῐ́ᾱ Σειρᾰ́χ"
    },
    {
      "english": "Wisdom of Solomon",
      "roman": "Sophíā Solomôntos",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Σοφῐ́ᾱ Σολομῶντος"
    },
    {
      "english": "love of knowledge, philosophy",
      "roman": "philosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "false wisdom",
      "roman": "pseudosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ψευδοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ (sophia)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ (sophia)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Sophia",
            "3": "-sophy",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Sophia, -sophy",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Sophia, -sophy"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σοφία"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σοφία (sofía)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σοφία (sofía)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sophia",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: sophia\n→ Middle English: sophie\nEnglish: sophy",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: sophia\n→ Middle English: sophie\nEnglish: sophy"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σοφός",
        "3": "-ῐ́ᾱ",
        "t1": "skilled in handcrafts; clever"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφός (sophós, “skilled in handcrafts; clever”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From σοφός (sophós, “skilled in handcrafts; clever”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "σοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sophíā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐ́ᾱς",
      "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": "ἡ σοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "hē sophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ sophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ σοφῐ́αι",
      "roman": "hai sophíai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς σοφῐ́ᾱς",
      "roman": "tês sophíās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐ́αιν",
      "roman": "toîn sophíain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σοφῐῶν",
      "roman": "tôn sophiôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ σοφῐ́ᾳ",
      "roman": "têi sophíāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐ́αιν",
      "roman": "toîn sophíain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς σοφῐ́αις",
      "roman": "taîs sophíais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν σοφῐ́ᾱν",
      "roman": "tḕn sophíān",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ sophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς σοφῐ́ᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s sophíās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "sophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐ́ᾱ",
      "roman": "sophíā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐ́αι",
      "roman": "sophíai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σοφῐ́ᾱ",
        "2": "σοφῐ́ᾱς",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφῐ́ᾱ • (sophíā) f (genitive σοφῐ́ᾱς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σοφῐ́ᾱ",
        "2": "ᾱς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "not deluded by fallacies",
      "roman": "asóphistos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "cunningly",
      "roman": "sesophisménōs",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "σεσοφῐσμένως"
    },
    {
      "english": "make wise, instruct, devise",
      "roman": "sophízō",
      "word": "σοφῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
      "word": "σοφῐ́ζομαι"
    },
    {
      "english": "skill, method",
      "roman": "sóphisma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σόφῐσμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "english": "play the sophist; teach, give lectures",
      "roman": "sophisteúō",
      "word": "σοφῐστεύω"
    },
    {
      "english": "expert; philosopher, teacher; swindler",
      "roman": "sophistḗs",
      "word": "σοφῐστής m and -ιστ derivatives"
    },
    {
      "english": "σοφίζω, make wise, instruct, devise",
      "roman": "sophóō",
      "word": "σοφόω"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "skill or cleverness in carpentry, music, or other crafts"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "skill related to everyday life: sound judgment, prudence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prudence",
          "prudence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "knowledge of a higher kind: learning, wisdom"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "learning",
          "learning"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/so.pʰí.aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈɸi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈfi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.pʰí.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈpʰi.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈɸi.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈfi.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈfi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "sophíē",
      "tags": [
        "Ionic"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́η"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σοφία"
}

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