- σοφίζω
- σοφίζω (σοφός) impf. ἐσόφιζον; 1 aor. ἐσόφισα. Pass.: 1 fut. σοφισθήσομαι LXX; 1 aor. ἐσοφίσθην LXX; pf. ptc. pl. σεσοφισμένοι LXX① to cause a pers. to develop understanding to a relatively sophisticated degree, make wise, teach, instruct (pass. in Hes., also Diog. L. 5, 90 ironically; POxy 1790, 23 [I B.C.]; Just., D. 32, 5; act.: Ps 18:8; 104:22; TestSol)ⓐ act., in a good sense (as also in the pass. cited above) τινά someone 2 Ti 3:15; ISm 1:1. τινὰ ἔν τινι make someone wise in or for someth. B 5:3 (cp. the pass. w. ἔν τινι Sir 38:31).ⓑ act., in a pejorative sense (so the mid. elsewh.: Philo, Mut. Nom. 240; Jos., Bell. 4, 103) ἄγγελο πονηρὸ ἐσόφιζεν αὐτού a wicked messenger (angel) beguiled them B 9:4.② to be skilled in formulating or creating someth. in an artful manner, freq. w. implication of self-serving cleverness, reason out, concoct ingeniously/slyly or devise craftily (cp. 1b), mid. (Hdt., X. et al.; PSI 452, 11; Jos., Bell. 3, 222), as it seems, Ox 840, 1f π̣ά̣ν̣τ̣α̣ σ̣ο̣φί̣ζεται reasons it all out quite subtly. Pass. (Soph., Phil. 77; Demosth. 29, 28) σεσοφισμένοι μῦθοι 2 Pt 1:16.—DELG s.v. σοφό. M-M. TW.
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