σοφός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. If related to Σίσυφος (Sísuphos) and σαφής (saphḗs, “speaking clearly”), then likely from a substrate.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

σοφός • (sophós) m (feminine σοφή, neuter σοφόν); first/second declension

  1. clever, skillful, cunning, able
  2. intelligent, wise, prudent

Inflection

Derived terms

α...ω index for -σοφ-

Descendants

  • → Coptic: ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ (sophos)
  • Greek: σοφός (sofós)
  • → Latin: sophos

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σοφός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1374-75

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈfos/
  • Hyphenation: σο‧φός

Adjective

σοφός • (sofós) m (feminine σοφή, neuter σοφό)

  1. wise

Declension

Noun

σοφός • (sofós) m (plural σοφοί)

  1. a wise man, a sage

Declension

  • αμπελοφιλοσοφία f (ampelofilosofía, “inferior philosophy”)
  • αμπελοφιλόσοφος m (ampelofilósofos, “self-important thinker”)
  • άσοφα (ásofa, “unwisely”, adverb)
  • άσοφος (ásofos, “unwise”)
  • αφιλοσόφητος (afilosófitos, “not versed in philosophy”)
  • γιατροσόφι n (giatrosófi, “folk medicine”)
  • : ιατροσόφιο n (iatrosófio, “folk medicine”) (rare)
  • δοκησισοφία f (dokisisofía, “conceit of wisdom”)
  • δοκησίσοφος (dokisísofos, “wise in one's own conceit”)
  • θεοσοφία f (theosofía, “theosophy”)
  • θεοσοφισμός m (theosofismós, “theosophism”)
  • θυμοσοφία f (thymosofía, “mother wit, practical wisdom”)
  • θυμόσοφος (thymósofos, “with native wit”)
  • ιατροφιλόσοφος m (iatrofilósofos, “physician of older times, occupied with philosophy”)
  • κενόσοφος (kenósofos, “empty of meaningful thinking”)
  • μεταφιλοσοφία f (metafilosofía, “metaphilosophy”)
  • ξυλόσοφος (xylósofos, “would-be philosopher”) (jocular)
  • πάνσοφα (pánsofa, “most wisely, omnisciently”, adverb)
  • πανσοφία f (pansofía, “extreme wisdom, pansophy, omniscience, polymathy”)
  • πάνσοφος (pánsofos, “most wise, pansoph, omniscient, polymath”)
  • πανσόφως (pansófos, “most wisely, omnisciently”, adverb) (formal)
  • σοφά (sofá, “wisely”, adverb)
  • σοφία f (sofía, “wisdom”), Σοφία f (Sofía, “female name: wisdom”)
  • σοφίζομαι (sofízomai, “devise, make out”)
  • σόφισμα n (sófisma, “sophism”)
  • σοφιστεία f (sofisteía, “sophistry”)
  • σοφιστής m (sofistís, “sophist”)
  • σοφιστικέ (sofistiké, “sophistiqué, sophisticated, refined”)
  • σοφιστική f (sofistikí, “the art and teaching of sophists”)
  • σοφιστικός (sofistikós, “of a sophist”)
  • σοφόκλειος (sofókleios, “referring to the tragic poet Sophocles”)
  • Σοφοκλής m (Sofoklís, “Sophocles”)
  • : Σοφοκλῆς m (“Sophocles”) (polytonic)
  • σοφολογιότατος (sofologiótatos, “a wise scholar; pedantic”)
  • σοφόν τὸ σαφές (sophón tò saphés, “(adage) wise is the precise”)
  • φιλοσοφία f (filosofía, “philosophy”) and derivatives
  • ψευδόσοφος m (psevdósofos, “a fake wise man”)
  • ψευδοφιλόσοφος m (psevdofilósofos, “pseudo-philosopher”)

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