"σοφιστής" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

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”) + -τής (-tḗs), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|σοφίζω|-τής|t1=to become wise}} σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -τής (-tḗs), {{m|grc|σοφός||wise}} σοφός (sophós, “wise”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σοφῐστής|σοφῐστοῦ|m|first}} σοφῐστής • (sophistḗs) m (genitive σοφῐστοῦ); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σοφῐστής|οῦ}} Forms: σοφῐστής [canonical], sophistḗs [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 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 11 32 26 31
  3. teacher, tutor Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-nqA1PMK5 Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 11 32 26 31
  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 links with manual fragments, Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τής, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes, Attic Greek, Ionic Greek, Koine Greek Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 31 12 52 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with manual fragments: 7 32 17 44 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters: 7 30 16 47 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 11 32 26 31 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τής: 10 31 18 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 7 29 16 49 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 2 24 10 64 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 2 24 8 66 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 6 25 23 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος (akatasóphistos) (english: not to be put down by fallacies), ἀντισοφῐστής (antisophistḗs) (english: who seeks to refute) [masculine], ἀσόφῐστος (asóphistos) (english: not deluded by fallacies), γυμνοσοφῐσταί (gumnosophistaí) (english: naked philosophers, gymnosophists) [masculine, plural], γυμνοσοφῐστῐ́ᾱ (gumnosophistíā) (english: wisdom of gymnosophists) [feminine], δειπνοσοφῐστής (deipnosophistḗs) (english: learned in the mysteries of the kitchen) [masculine], Δειπνοσοφισταί (Deipnosophistaí) (english: title of work by Athenaeus) [masculine, plural], ἰᾱτροσοφῐστής (iātrosophistḗs) (english: professor of medicine) [masculine], ἰᾱτροφῐλόσοφος (iātrophilósophos) (english: scientific doctor) [masculine], μεγᾰλοσοφῐστής (megalosophistḗs) (english: μέγας (great) σοφιστής) [masculine], μετεωροσοφῐστής (meteōrosophistḗs) (english: astronomical sophist) [masculine], σοφῐστορήτωρ (sophistorḗtōr) (english: σοφιστὴς sophist and ῥήτωρ orator) [masculine], σοφῐ́στρῐᾰ (sophístria) (english: feminine of σοφιστής) [feminine], ῠ̔περσοφῐστής (hupersophistḗs) (english: arch-sophist) [masculine], ψευδοσοφῐστής (pseudosophistḗs) (english: sham-sophist) [masculine] Related terms: ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος (akatasóphistos) (english: not to be put down by fallacies), ἀσόφῐστος (asóphistos) (english: not deluded by fallacies), κᾰτᾰσοφῐσμός (katasophismós) (english: outwitting, trickery) [masculine], πᾰρᾰσόφῐσμᾰ (parasóphisma) (english: additional invention) [neuter], σεσοφῐσμένως (sesophisménōs) (english: cunningly) [adverb], σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophíā) (english: skill, wisdom) [feminine], σοφῐβόλος (sophibólos) (english: stupid), σοφῐ́ζω (sophízō) (english: make wise, instruct, devise), σοφῐ́ζομαι and derivatives, σόφῐσμᾰ (sóphisma) (english: skill, method) [neuter], σοφῐσμᾰτῐκός (sophismatikós) (english: sophistical), σοφῐσμάτιον (sophismátion) (english: diminutive of σόφισμα) [neuter], σοφῐσματώδης (sophismatṓdēs) (english: sophistical), σοφῐσμός (sophismós) (english: skill, method, σόφισμα) [masculine], σοφῐστείᾱ (sophisteíā) (english: sophistry) [feminine], σοφῐστέον (sophistéon) (english: one must contrive), σοφῐστέος (sophistéos) (english: one must contrive), σοφῐ́στευμᾰ (sophísteuma) (english: skill, method, σόφισμα) [neuter], σοφῐστεύω and derivatives (sophisteúō) (english: play the sophist; teach, give lectures), σοφῐστήρῐον (sophistḗrion) (english: school of sophistry) [neuter], σοφῐστῐάω (sophistiáō) (english: play the sophist), σοφῐστῐκός (sophistikós) (english: of a sophist), σοφόω (sophóō) (english: σοφίζω, make wise, instruct, devise), φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ (philosophíā) (english: love of knowledge, philosophy) [feminine], φῐλόσοφος (philósophos) (english: lover of wisdom, philosopher) [masculine]

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      "english": "not to be put down by fallacies",
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      "word": "ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "who seeks to refute",
      "roman": "antisophistḗs",
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    },
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      "roman": "asóphistos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
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    },
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      "roman": "meteōrosophistḗs",
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      ],
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    },
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      "english": "σοφιστὴς sophist and ῥήτωρ orator",
      "roman": "sophistorḗtōr",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστορήτωρ"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "feminine of σοφιστής",
      "roman": "sophístria",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́στρῐᾰ"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "arch-sophist",
      "roman": "hupersophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ῠ̔περσοφῐστής"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sham-sophist",
      "roman": "pseudosophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    }
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          "args": {
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            "2": "سَفْسَطِي",
            "3": "سَفْسَطَائِيّ"
          },
          "expansion": "Arabic: سَفْسَطِي (safsaṭī), سَفْسَطَائِيّ (safsaṭāʔiyy)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Arabic: سَفْسَطِي (safsaṭī), سَفْسَطَائِيّ (safsaṭāʔiyy)"
    },
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          "expansion": "English: sophist",
          "name": "desc"
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          },
          "expansion": "French: sophiste",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: sophiste"
    },
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σοφιστής (sofistís)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "sophistes"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: sophistes",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: sophistes"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Persian: سوفسطایی (sufestâyi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Persian: سوفسطایی (sufestâyi)"
    }
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        "3": "",
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  "etymology_text": "From σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -τής (-tḗs), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστής",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστοῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ σοφῐστής",
      "roman": "ho sophistḗs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ sophistā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ σοφῐσταί",
      "roman": "hoi sophistaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σοφῐστοῦ",
      "roman": "toû sophistoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn sophistaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σοφῐστῶν",
      "roman": "tôn sophistôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σοφῐστῇ",
      "roman": "tôi sophistêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn sophistaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σοφῐσταῖς",
      "roman": "toîs sophistaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν σοφῐστήν",
      "roman": "tòn sophistḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ sophistā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς σοφῐστᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "toùs sophistā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστᾰ́",
      "roman": "sophistá",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "sophistā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐσταί",
      "roman": "sophistaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφῐστής • (sophistḗs) m (genitive σοφῐστοῦ); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "not to be put down by fallacies",
      "roman": "akatasóphistos",
      "word": "ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "not deluded by fallacies",
      "roman": "asóphistos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "outwitting, trickery",
      "roman": "katasophismós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κᾰτᾰσοφῐσμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "additional invention",
      "roman": "parasóphisma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πᾰρᾰσόφῐσμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "cunningly",
      "roman": "sesophisménōs",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "σεσοφῐσμένως"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "skill, wisdom",
      "roman": "sophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "stupid",
      "roman": "sophibólos",
      "word": "σοφῐβόλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "make wise, instruct, devise",
      "roman": "sophízō",
      "word": "σοφῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "σοφῐ́ζομαι and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "skill, method",
      "roman": "sóphisma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σόφῐσμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sophistical",
      "roman": "sophismatikós",
      "word": "σοφῐσμᾰτῐκός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "diminutive of σόφισμα",
      "roman": "sophismátion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐσμάτιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sophistical",
      "roman": "sophismatṓdēs",
      "word": "σοφῐσματώδης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "skill, method, σόφισμα",
      "roman": "sophismós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐσμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sophistry",
      "roman": "sophisteíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστείᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "one must contrive",
      "roman": "sophistéon",
      "word": "σοφῐστέον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "one must contrive",
      "roman": "sophistéos",
      "word": "σοφῐστέος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "skill, method, σόφισμα",
      "roman": "sophísteuma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́στευμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "play the sophist; teach, give lectures",
      "roman": "sophisteúō",
      "word": "σοφῐστεύω and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "school of sophistry",
      "roman": "sophistḗrion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστήρῐον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "play the sophist",
      "roman": "sophistiáō",
      "word": "σοφῐστῐάω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "of a sophist",
      "roman": "sophistikós",
      "word": "σοφῐστῐκός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "σοφίζω, make wise, instruct, devise",
      "roman": "sophóō",
      "word": "σοφόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "love of knowledge, philosophy",
      "roman": "philosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "lover of wisdom, philosopher",
      "roman": "philósophos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλόσοφος"
    }
  ],
  "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"
        }
      ],
      "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"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "teacher, tutor"
      ],
      "id": "en-σοφιστής-grc-noun-nqA1PMK5",
      "links": [
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ],
        [
          "tutor",
          "tutor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 31 12 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 32 17 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 30 16 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "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": "10 31 18 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τής",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 29 16 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 24 10 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Attic Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 24 8 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ionic Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 25 23 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Koine Greek",
          "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 links with manual fragments",
    "Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τής",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "Attic Greek",
    "Ionic Greek",
    "Koine Greek"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "not to be put down by fallacies",
      "roman": "akatasóphistos",
      "word": "ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "who seeks to refute",
      "roman": "antisophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀντισοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "not deluded by fallacies",
      "roman": "asóphistos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "naked philosophers, gymnosophists",
      "roman": "gumnosophistaí",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "γυμνοσοφῐσταί"
    },
    {
      "english": "wisdom of gymnosophists",
      "roman": "gumnosophistíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "γυμνοσοφῐστῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "learned in the mysteries of the kitchen",
      "roman": "deipnosophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δειπνοσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "title of work by Athenaeus",
      "roman": "Deipnosophistaí",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Δειπνοσοφισταί"
    },
    {
      "english": "professor of medicine",
      "roman": "iātrosophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰᾱτροσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "scientific doctor",
      "roman": "iātrophilósophos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰᾱτροφῐλόσοφος"
    },
    {
      "english": "μέγας (great) σοφιστής",
      "roman": "megalosophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μεγᾰλοσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "astronomical sophist",
      "roman": "meteōrosophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μετεωροσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "σοφιστὴς sophist and ῥήτωρ orator",
      "roman": "sophistorḗtōr",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστορήτωρ"
    },
    {
      "english": "feminine of σοφιστής",
      "roman": "sophístria",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́στρῐᾰ"
    },
    {
      "english": "arch-sophist",
      "roman": "hupersophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ῠ̔περσοφῐστής"
    },
    {
      "english": "sham-sophist",
      "roman": "pseudosophistḗs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ψευδοσοφῐστής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "سَفْسَطِي",
            "3": "سَفْسَطَائِيّ"
          },
          "expansion": "Arabic: سَفْسَطِي (safsaṭī), سَفْسَطَائِيّ (safsaṭāʔiyy)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Arabic: سَفْسَطِي (safsaṭī), سَفْسَطَائِيّ (safsaṭāʔiyy)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "sophist"
          },
          "expansion": "English: sophist",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: sophist"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "sophiste"
          },
          "expansion": "French: sophiste",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: sophiste"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σοφιστής"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σοφιστής (sofistís)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σοφιστής (sofistís)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sophistes"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: sophistes",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: sophistes"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "سوفسطایی",
            "tr": "sufestâyi"
          },
          "expansion": "Persian: سوفسطایی (sufestâyi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Persian: سوفسطایی (sufestâyi)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σοφίζω",
        "3": "-τής",
        "t1": "to become wise"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -τής (-tḗs)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σοφός",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wise"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφός (sophós, “wise”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From σοφίζω (sophízō, “to become wise”) + -τής (-tḗs), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστής",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sophistḗs",
      "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 sophistḗs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ sophistā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ σοφῐσταί",
      "roman": "hoi sophistaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σοφῐστοῦ",
      "roman": "toû sophistoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn sophistaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σοφῐστῶν",
      "roman": "tôn sophistôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σοφῐστῇ",
      "roman": "tôi sophistêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σοφῐσταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn sophistaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σοφῐσταῖς",
      "roman": "toîs sophistaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν σοφῐστήν",
      "roman": "tòn sophistḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ sophistā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς σοφῐστᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "toùs sophistā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστᾰ́",
      "roman": "sophistá",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐστᾱ́",
      "roman": "sophistā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σοφῐσταί",
      "roman": "sophistaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σοφῐστής",
        "2": "σοφῐστοῦ",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "σοφῐστής • (sophistḗs) m (genitive σοφῐστοῦ); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "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": "akatasóphistos",
      "word": "ἀκᾰτᾰσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "not deluded by fallacies",
      "roman": "asóphistos",
      "word": "ἀσόφῐστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "outwitting, trickery",
      "roman": "katasophismós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κᾰτᾰσοφῐσμός"
    },
    {
      "english": "additional invention",
      "roman": "parasóphisma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πᾰρᾰσόφῐσμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "english": "cunningly",
      "roman": "sesophisménōs",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "σεσοφῐσμένως"
    },
    {
      "english": "skill, wisdom",
      "roman": "sophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "stupid",
      "roman": "sophibólos",
      "word": "σοφῐβόλος"
    },
    {
      "english": "make wise, instruct, devise",
      "roman": "sophízō",
      "word": "σοφῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
      "word": "σοφῐ́ζομαι and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "english": "skill, method",
      "roman": "sóphisma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σόφῐσμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "english": "sophistical",
      "roman": "sophismatikós",
      "word": "σοφῐσμᾰτῐκός"
    },
    {
      "english": "diminutive of σόφισμα",
      "roman": "sophismátion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐσμάτιον"
    },
    {
      "english": "sophistical",
      "roman": "sophismatṓdēs",
      "word": "σοφῐσματώδης"
    },
    {
      "english": "skill, method, σόφισμα",
      "roman": "sophismós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐσμός"
    },
    {
      "english": "sophistry",
      "roman": "sophisteíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστείᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "one must contrive",
      "roman": "sophistéon",
      "word": "σοφῐστέον"
    },
    {
      "english": "one must contrive",
      "roman": "sophistéos",
      "word": "σοφῐστέος"
    },
    {
      "english": "skill, method, σόφισμα",
      "roman": "sophísteuma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐ́στευμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "english": "play the sophist; teach, give lectures",
      "roman": "sophisteúō",
      "word": "σοφῐστεύω and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "english": "school of sophistry",
      "roman": "sophistḗrion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σοφῐστήρῐον"
    },
    {
      "english": "play the sophist",
      "roman": "sophistiáō",
      "word": "σοφῐστῐάω"
    },
    {
      "english": "of a sophist",
      "roman": "sophistikós",
      "word": "σοφῐστῐκός"
    },
    {
      "english": "σοφίζω, make wise, instruct, devise",
      "roman": "sophóō",
      "word": "σοφόω"
    },
    {
      "english": "love of knowledge, philosophy",
      "roman": "philosophíā",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλοσοφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "english": "lover of wisdom, philosopher",
      "roman": "philósophos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φῐλόσοφος"
    }
  ],
  "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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