Definition

fond of wise things, i.e. a "philosopher"

Etymology

from G5384 (φίλος) and G4680 (σοφός);

Word family

• φίλος phílos
• σοφός sophós

How the KJV renders it

• philosopher

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.