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Greek

4908. sunetos -- intelligent
... prudent. From suniemi; mentally put (or putting) together, ie Sagacious -- prudent.
Compare phronimos. see GREEK suniemi. see GREEK phronimos. ...
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5429. phronimos -- practically wise, sensible
... From phren; thoughtful, ie Sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character;
while sophos denotes practical skill or acumen; and sunetos indicates rather ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8461. Tachkemoni -- a descriptive title for one of David's men
... under. Probably for Cahkmowniy; sagacious; Tachkemoni, an Israelite -- Tachmonite.
see HEBREW Cahkmowniy. 8460, 8461. Tachkemoni. 8462 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

A Parable of the Ant
... to higher virtues. There is a small insect called the ant. It is strong
and sagacious, and very loth to die. It lives by choice ...
/.../john/the adornment of the spritual marriage/chapter xxvii a parable of.htm

A Refutation on the Ground of the Constitution of the Universe.
... But who, then, is the sagacious discriminator, [662] that brings certain atoms into
collocation, and separates others; and marshals some in such wise as to ...
/.../dionysius/the works of dionysius/iii a refutation on the.htm

Literary Expressions
... A mild and deprecating air. A mind singularly practical and sagacious [sagacious =
wise]. A mouth of inflexible decision. A murmur of complacency. ...
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That Cicero and Other Men of Learning Erred in not Turning Away ...
... False religious systems, therefore, have been attacked by more sagacious men, because
they perceived their falsehood; but the true religion was not introduced ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap iii that cicero and other.htm

Impressive Phrases
... vast, scattered, various, and incalculable. versatile, eloquent, sagacious, and
talented [sagacious = wise]. vigorous, upright, dignified, and imperative. ...
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If, with the Object of Convicting the Rivals and Persecutors of ...
... He will thus far be reckoned a wise and sagacious man who has gone the length of
uttering sentiments that are almost Christian; while if, in a mere affectation ...
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Now I Thought at that Time that all Men were Judged Worthy of the ...
... And if any wise man practised righteousness, and withdrew himself from unrighteousness,
and as being sagacious avoided hatred with all (which, indeed, is a ...
/.../a metaphrase of the book of ecclesiastes/chapter ix now i thought.htm

The Excellence of the Christian Philosophy; the Origin of Heresies ...
... arise many, just as is the case with those who are devoted to dialectics, [2196]
some more skilful than others, and, so to speak, more sagacious in handling ...
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God's Exhaustive Knowledge of Man.
... No brute animal, however high up the scale, however ingenious and sagacious he may
be, can ever look back and think of what he has done, "his thoughts the ...
/.../shedd/sermons to the natural man/gods exhaustive knowledge of man.htm

The Arts by which Origen Studies to Keep Gregory and his Brother ...
... And with earnest and sagacious words he told us that these are the objects that
enervate us, when we despise that reason which ought to be the true master ...
/.../the oration and panegyric addressed to origen/argument vi the arts by which.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Showing keen mental discernment; shrewd; skilled in following a trail.

2. (a.) Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark.

Thesaurus

Sagacious (1 Occurrence)
... of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning
and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a ...
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Sage (1 Occurrence)
... blue sage. 2. (n.) The sagebrush. 3. (superl.) Having nice discernment and
powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious. 4. (superl ...
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Yourselves (530 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:16 "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst
of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves. ...
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Judicious (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Practicing sound judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious;
discreet. 2. (a.) of or relating to a court; judicial. ...
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Wise (422 Occurrences)
... discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper;
choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious...
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Innocent (97 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:16 "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst
of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves. ...
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Ingenious (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (a.) Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply. 4. (a.)
Mental; intellectual. Multi-Version Concordance Ingenious (1 Occurrence). ...
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Ferret (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search
out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ...
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Remember (230 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:16 "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst
of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves. ...
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Discreet (9 Occurrences)
... that respect privacy; as, a discreet letter, especially in avoiding error or evil,
and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not ...
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Bible Concordance

Sagacious (1 Occurrence)

Matthew 10:16 "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves.
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Subtopics

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Related Terms

Sage (1 Occurrence)

Yourselves (530 Occurrences)

Judicious (2 Occurrences)

Wise (422 Occurrences)

Innocent (97 Occurrences)

Ingenious (1 Occurrence)

Ferret (1 Occurrence)

Remember (230 Occurrences)

Discreet (9 Occurrences)