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Colossians 1:9
Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
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Greek-English Dictionary
wisdom (higher or lower worldly or spiritual)
1. wisdom, broad and full of intelligence; used of the knowledge of very diverse matters
a. the wisdom which belongs to men
1. spec. the varied knowledge of things human and divine, acquired by acuteness and experience, and summed up in maxims and proverbs
2. the science and learning
3. the act of interpreting dreams and always giving the sagest advice
4. the intelligence evinced in discovering the meaning of some mysterious number or vision
5. skill in the management of affairs
6. devout and proper prudence in intercourse with men not disciples of Christ, skill and discretion in imparting Christian truth
7. the knowledge and practice of the requisites for godly and upright living
b. supreme intelligence, such as belongs to God
1. to Christ
2. the wisdom of God as evinced in forming and executing counsels in the formation and government of the world and the scriptures
of the New Testament 1889
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.