Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sophoi

/ˈso.fɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: so-phoi
IPA: /ˈso.fɔɪ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of sophos (“sage, wise man”)

Example Sentences

"[…] since sophos means “wise,” sophia generally means “wisdom,” and sophoi denotes “wise men” of any kind and in any field […]. As a consequence, he regards Thales as having been the first of the sophoi and the profession as having begun with the seven sophoi of the oracle at Delphi […]. Given this understanding, the sophoi stood in close relation to religious ritual as well as to linguistic, musical, and dramatic performance, and philosophy itself becomes first of all an advanced form of poetic discourse still submerged in mythical images […]"
"[…] many who are now classified separately as poets, philosophers, sophists, or historians, but whom the Greeks would have grouped together under the term sophoi—“wise men.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφοί (sophoí, “wise”, adjective).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σοφοί

Synonyms

sages wise men

Questions

How do you pronounce sophoi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈso.fɔɪ/.
What does sophoi mean?: plural of sophos (“sage, wise man”)
Where does sophoi come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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