Greek · G4678, G4532 · unreviewed

σοφίαν Σολομῶνος

Wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual) · Salem (i.e. Shalem), a place in Palestine

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σοφία G4678 wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)
Pronunciation sophía
Divine wisdom versus human wisdom: primary absolute knowledge versus practical worldly intelligence.
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Σαλήμ G4532 Salem (i.e. Shalem), a place in Palestine
Pronunciation Salḗm
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What does σοφίαν Σολομῶνος (sophian Solomōnos) mean in the Bible?

σοφία · Σαλήμ is a Greek word meaning "wisdom of Solomon".

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Meaning

wisdom of Solomon
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 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 13:18 12×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 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 3:13 12×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 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 4:5 13×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 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 17:9 14×
Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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