wisdom σοφία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חׇכְמָה ;] skill, intelligence, wisdom, ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense;
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wisdom σοφία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חׇכְמָה ;] skill, intelligence, wisdom, ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense;
sophistry σοφισ-τεία,ἡ, A. sophistry, D.S. 12.53 , Plu. 2.78f , D.L. 2.113 , etc.; opp.σοφία, Ph. 1.10 ;ς. μαντική, of Balaam, ib. 609 ; title of work by Hermagoras of Amphipolis, Stoic. 1.102 : acc.
bough σπάδιξ[ᾱ],ῑκος,ἡ,(σπάω) A. boughorbranch torn off, esp.palmbranchorfrond,=βάϊς(cf. σπάθη 7 ), ς. φοίνικος Porph. Abst. 4.7 : abs., Plu. 2.724a : pl. in Lat.spadica( Amm.Marc. 24.3.12 ); app
convulsion, cramp, spasm σπᾰδών,όνος,ἡ, (σπάω) A. convulsion, cramp, spasm, Hp. Morb. 1.15 , Nic. Al. 317 . 2. generally,tear, rent, rag, Hsch. (Sts. less accurately writtenσπάδων.)
a match at sword-play, σπᾰθ-ᾰρία,ἡ, A. a match at sword-play, EM 212.10 .
striking the web with the σπᾰ́θ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. striking the web with the σπάθη, Arist. Ph. 243b6 . II. squandering, Suid.
struck with the σπᾰθ-ητός,ή,όν, A. struck with the σπάθη,compactly woven, A. Fr. 365 , Democr.Eph. 1 .
spatula σπᾰθ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ,= A. σπάθη 2 ,spatula, Ar. Fr. 205 , Eub. 100 ;ς. ἀργυρ[ᾶ] IG 12.386.17 (unless in signf. 11 ). II. garment of closely-woven cloth(v. σπάθη 1 ), ib. 22.1469.131 , 1517.20
flat broad probe σπᾰθο- μήλη,ἡ , A. flat broad probe, Sor. 2.11 , Gal. 2.724 .
dim-sightedness σπᾰλᾰκ-ία,ἡ, A. dim-sightedness, Hsch.
dirty mole-coloured σπᾰλᾰκ-ορύπαινα[ῠ],ἡ , A. dirty mole-coloured, prob. to be read in PPetr. 2p.117 (iii B.C.).
mole-coloured σπᾰλᾰκ-ός,ή,όν, perh. A. mole-coloured, BGU 1283.16 (iii A.D.), dub. in PHib. 1.120.15 (iii B.C.).
blind-rat, Spalax typhlus σπάλαξ[σπᾰ],ᾰκος,ἡ , alsoἀσπάλαξ(q.v.), A. blind-rat, Spalax typhlus, Arist. de An. 425a11 , LXX Le. 11.30 ; masc.in Ael. NA 11.37 :— also writtenσφάλαξ, Paus. 7.24.11 . II
meadow-saffron, Colchicum parnassicum σπάλαξ [σπᾰ], ᾰκος, ἡ, also ἀσπάλαξ (which see), blind-rat, Spalax typhlus, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Anima” 425a11, LXX.Lev.11.30; _masculine_ in
lacking, poor σπαν-ιστικός,ή,όν, A. lacking, poor, Vett.Val. 15.12 , 18.8 , al.
scanty σπαν-ιστός,ή,όν, of things, A. scanty, δωρήματα S. OC 4 ;scarce, ἄρωμα Philostr. VS 2.25.5 ;ἐν σπανιστοῖς ἔκειτοib. 2.21.3 . II. of a country,σπανιστὴ καρποῖς stinted of . ., Str. 15.3.1
fewness of brothers σπᾰνᾰδελφ-ία,ἡ, A. fewness of brothersorsisters, ibid., Antigonus in Cat.Cod.Astr. 6.71 .
Spain Σπανία, -ας, ἡ (= cl. Ἑσπερία or Ἰβηρία; late writers adopted the Roman name, Ἱσπανία (1Ma.8:3) or Σ. as here), Spain: Rom.15:24, 28.† (AS)
Spain Σπανία, -ας, ἡ (= cl. Ἑσπερία or Ἰβηρία; late writers adopted the Roman name, Ἱσπανία (1Ma.8:3) or Σ. as here), Spain: Rom.15:24, 28.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
lack σπᾰνιό-της,ητος,ἡ,= sq., A. lack, γῆς Isoc. 4.34 , 132 : pl.,rarities, J. BJ 7.5.5 .
lack of fruit σπᾰνο-καρπία,ἡ, A. lack of fruit, D.S. 5.39 .
lack of corn σπᾰνο-σῑτία,ἡ, A. lack of cornorfood, X. HG 4.8.7 , IG 22.360.9 , Arist. Mir. 832a20 ,Ἀρχ. Ἐφ. 1912.61 (Gonni,iii/ii B.C.): alsoσπανισιτία, IG 11(4).1049 (Delos,iii B.C.).
shortage of friends σπᾰνο-φῐλία,ἡ, A. shortage of friends, prob. in Phld. Herc. 1251.21 .
rare, uncommon σπᾰνός,ή,όν,=σπάνιος, A. rare, uncommon, Hsch. ;lacking, mostly in compds.; esp.,=σπανοπώγων, Ptol. Tetr. 144 , Polem.Phgn. 2.35 ;= malebarbis, Gloss. Adv. -νῶς,rariter, ib.