Definition

to be crafty against, i.e. circumvent

Etymology

middle voice from G2596 (κατά) and G4679 (σοφίζω);

Word family

• κατά katá
• σοφίζω sophízō

How the KJV renders it

• deal subtilly with

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.