σοφία, Ion.
-ιη, ἡ, prop.
A. clevernessorskillin handicraft and art, as in carpentry,τέκτονος, ὅς ῥά τε πάσης εὖ εἰδῇ ς. Il. 15.412 ; of the Telchines, Pi. O. 7.53 ;ἡ ἔντεχνος ς., of Hephaestus and Athena, Pl. Prt. 32
1d ; of Daedalus and Palamedes, X. Mem. 4.2.33 , cf. 1.4.2 ; in music and singing,τέχνῃ καὶ ς. h.Merc. 483 , cf. 511 ; in poetry, Sol. 13.52 , Pi. O. 1.117 , Ar. Ra. 882 , X. An. 1.2.8 , etc.; in driving, Pl. Thg. 123c ; in medicine or surgery, Pi. P. 3.54 ; in divination, S. OT 502 (lyr.); δυσθανατῶν ὑπὸ σοφίας εἰς γῆρας ἀφίκετο
Pl. R. 406b
;ς. δημηγορική, δικανική, ib. 365d ;ἡ περὶ Ὁμήρου ς. Id. Ion 542a ; οὐ σοφίᾳ ἀλλὰ φύσει ποιεῖν
Id. Ap. 22b
; σημαίνοντες τὴν ς . . ., ὅτι ἀρετὴ τέχνης ἐστίν
Arist. EN 1141a12
: rare in pl., Pi. O. 9.107 , Ar. Ra. 676 (lyr.), IG 12.522 (vase,v B.C.).
2. skillin matters of common life.sound judgement, intelligence, practical wisdom, etc., such as was attributed to the seven sages, like φρόνησις , Thgn. 790 , 876 , 1074 , Hdt. 1.30 , 60 ;ἡ τῶν δεινῶν ς., opp.ἀμαθία, Pl. Prt. 360d ;τὴν τότε καλουμένην ς., οὖσαν δὲ