σοφίζω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[make wise]], [[instruct]], <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ps.</span>18(19).8</span>; τινὰ εἰς [[σωτηρία]]ν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">2 Ep.Ti.</span>3.15</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> Pass., [[become clever]] or [[be clever]] or [[be skilled in]] a thing, c. gen. rei, <b class="b3">ναυτιλίης σεσοφισμένος</b> [[skilled in]] [[seamanship]], <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>649</span>; Μοίσαι σεσοφισμέναι <span class="bibl">Ibyc.<span class="title">Oxy.</span>1790.23</span>; so <b class="b3">ἐν τοῖς ὀνόμασι σ</b>. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyn.</span> 13.6</span>: abs., to [[become wise]] or [[be wise]], freq. in <span class="bibl">LXX, <span class="title">Ec.</span>7.24(23)</span>, al.; [[βέλτερος]] ἀλκήεντος ἔφυ σεσοφισμένος ἀνήρ <span class="bibl">Ps.-Phoc.130</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> Med., [[teach oneself]], [[learn]], <b class="b3">ἐσοφίσατο ὅτι . .</b>he became [[aware]] that... <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">1 Ki.</span>3.8</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> Med. σοφίζομαι, with aor. Med. and pf. Pass. (v. infr.), [[practise an art]], <span class="bibl">Thgn.19</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>12.678; [[play subtle tricks]], [[deal subtly]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>744</span>, <span class="bibl">D.18.227</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">οὐδὲν σοφιζόμεσθα τοῖσι δαίμοσι</b> we [[use]] no [[subtlety|subtleties]] in dealing with the gods, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ba.</span>200</span>; to [[be scientific]], [[speculate]], περὶ τὸ ὄνομα <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>509d</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Plt.</span>299b</span>, Muson.<span class="title">Fr.</span>3p.12H., etc.; <b class="b3">σοφιζόμενος φάναι</b> to [[say]] [[rationalistically]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>229c</span>; <b class="b3">καίπερ οὕτω τούτου σεσοφισμένου</b> though he has [[deal]]t [[thus]] [[craftily]], <span class="bibl">D.29.28</span>; <b class="b3">σοφίσασθαι πρός τι</b> to [[use]] [[fraud]] for an end, <span class="bibl">Plb.6.58.12</span>; <b class="b3">οἱ ἰητροὶ σοφιζόμενοι ἔστιν οἳ ἁμαρτάνουσι</b> when they [[deal]] in [[subtlety|subtleties]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Fract.</span> 1</span>; <b class="b3">οἱ μυθικῶς σοφιζόμενοι</b> <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>1000a18</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HA</span>582a35</span>, <span class="bibl">D.35.56</span>; <b class="b3">σ. πρὸς τὸν νόμον</b> [[evade]] it, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Dem.</span>27</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> c. acc. rei, [[devise]] [[cleverly]] or [[skilfully]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.66</span>, <span class="bibl">8.27</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1.80</span>; καινὰς ἰδέας [[σοφίζεσθαι]] <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>547</span>; χαρίεντα καὶ σοφά <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Av.</span>1401</span>; <b class="b3">ἀλλότρια σ</b>. [[meddle with]] other men's [[craft]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Eq.</span>299</span>; with internal acc., <b class="b3">ἀνόητα σ</b>. [[exercise one's skill]] without [[νοῦς]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Hp.Ma.</span>283a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.2.46</span>; ὅσα . . σοφίζονται πρὸς τὸν δῆμον <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1297a14</span>; <b class="b3">ἀλλ' αὐτὸ τοῦτο δεῖ σοφισθῆναι</b> this is the very thing one must [[gain]] by [[craft]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>77</span>; <b class="b3">οἶνον ἀπὸ τῶν φοινίκων σ</b>. [[make spurious]] wine, <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VA</span>2.6</span>; πορφύραν παρὰ τῆς κόχλου <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Her.</span>19.15</span>:—Pass., <b class="b3">σεσοφισμένοι μῦθοι</b> [[craftily devised]], <span class="bibl"><span class="title">2 Ep.Pet.</span>1.16</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b3">σ. νόμον</b> [[evade]] a [[law]], <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VA</span>2.40</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>2.41</span>, <span class="bibl">Palaeph.50</span>, <span class="title">OGI</span>383.208 (Commagene, i B.C.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> c. acc. pers., [[deceive]], τὸν Τίτον <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>4.2.3</span>; μή με σοφίζου <span class="title">AP</span>12.25 (Stat. Flacc.); τὸν δῆμον <span class="bibl">Hdn.7.10.7</span>; also σ. τὴν αἴσθησιν <span class="bibl">Aret.<span class="title">SD</span> 1.15</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> '[[counter]]' by a device, σοφίζεται τὴν βίαν τοῦ μηχανήματος <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>3.7.20</span>.</span>