philosopher

Greek Noun Male

φιλό-σοφος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Dan LXX 1:20 (אַשָּׁף), 4Ma.1:1 4Mac 5:35 4Mac 7:7 *;] a philosopher: Act.17:18. (AS)

philosopher

Greek Noun Male

φῐλόσοφος, ὁ, lover of wisdom; Pythagoras called himself φιλόσοφος, not σοφός, Cic [Refs 5th c.BC+] {φιλοσπῆλυγξ}; φ. φύσει, τὴν φύσιν, [Refs]; φ. τῇ ψυχῇ, opposed to φιλόπονος τῷ σώματι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: used of all men of education and learning, joined with φιλομαθής and φιλόλογος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to σοφιστής, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later, academician, of the members of the Museum at Alexandria, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) philosopher, i. e. one who speculates on truth and reality, οἱ ἀληθινοὶ φ, defined as οἱ τῆς ἀληθείας φιλοθεάμονες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ φιλόσοφος, of Aristotle, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ὁ σκηνικὸς φ, of Euripides, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; as the butt of Comedy texts, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) as adjective, loving knowledge, philosophic, ἄνδρες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διάνοια[Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) of arguments, sciences, etc, scientific, philosophic, λόγοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγοι -ώτεροι, of instructive speeches, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ φ, opposed to τὸ θυμοειδές, as an element of the soul, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) ingenious, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) adverb -φως, διακεῖσθαι πρός τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ῥητορικῶς, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; comparative -ωτέρως[Refs 4th c.BC+]; -ώτερον [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

fond of wise things, i.e. a "philosopher"; philosopher; from g5384 (φίλος) and g4680 (σοφός)