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Greek

4680. sophos -- skilled, wise
... clever. Word Origin a prim. word Definition skilled, wise NASB Word Usage
wise (16), wise man (2), wise men (1), wiser (1). wise. Akin ...
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5429. phronimos -- practically wise, sensible
... Word Origin from phroneo Definition practically wise, sensible NASB Word Usage more
shrewd (1), prudent (5), sensible (2), shrewd (1), wise (4), wise men (1). ...
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781. asophos -- unwise
... not wise; because rejecting God's leading (His will). Word Origin from alpha (as
a neg. prefix) and sophos Definition unwise NASB Word Usage unwise men (1). ...
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3361. me -- not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation)
... any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise
in), none, nor ... See also ean me, hina me, ou me, mekos, mekuno, men, me ouk. ...
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243. allos -- other, another
... 3), one another (1), one else (1), other (35), other men (1), other ... Different (in
many applications) -- more, one (another), (an-, some an-)other(-s, -wise). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2450. chakam -- wise
... skillful persons* (1), skillful* (3), unwise* (1), wailing women (1), who (1), who
are wise (1), wise (64), wise man (21), wise man's (2), wise men (22), wise ...
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2445. chakkim -- a wise man
... men. Word Origin (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to chakam Definition
a wise man NASB Word Usage wise men (14). wise. (Aramaic ...
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Library

The Wise Men's visit.
... THE WISE MEN'S VISIT. The birth of Jesus Christ was announced by two
remarkable events: the coming of wise men from the East, and ...
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The Wise Men and the Shepherds
... XXIX THE WISE MEN AND THE SHEPHERDS. ... Matthew says that the wise men of the
time were the first to appreciate the coming of Christ. ...
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Against the Wise Men of the World, who Fancy that the Earthly ...
... Book XXII. Chapter 4."Against the Wise Men of the World, Who Fancy that the Earthly
Bodies of Men Cannot Be Transferred to a Heavenly Habitation. ...
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The visit of the Wise Men.
... THE BIRTH AND INFANCY OF JESUS THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN. ... Then Herod privily called
the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared. ...
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The Wise Men Bring Gifts to the Young Child
... THE NEW TESTAMENT THE WISE MEN BRING GIFTS TO THE YOUNG CHILD. ... [Illustration:(C)
Curtis Publishing Company. The Three Wise Men. Painted by WL Taylor]. ...
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Eastern Wise-Men, or Magi, visit Jesus, the New-Born King.
... at least forty days before the death of Herod, for he spent the last forty days
of his life at Jericho and the baths of Callirrhoe; but the wise men found him ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xiii eastern wise-men or magi.htm

The Longing of the Heathen for a Saviour. --The Star of the Wise ...
... CHAPTER III. THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. Section 19. The Longing of the Heathen
for a Saviour."The Star of the Wise Men. Not only dwellers ...
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In Regard to the Prophets among the Jews, Some of them were Wise ...
... Chapter VII. In regard to the prophets among the Jews, some of them were
wise men before� In regard to the prophets among the ...
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When Amasis the King of Egypt Sent to the Wise Men of Greece
... THE SECOND CENTURY 21 When Amasis the King of Egypt sent to the wise men
of Greece. When Amasis the King of Egypt sent to the wise ...
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A King's Strange Dream
... sleep. Then the king sent for the magicians and the wise men, and those
who studied the stars to tell him what his dreams meant. So ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Wise Men

WISE MEN

wiz'-men: In addition to the uses of "wise" specified in the article WISDOM, the adjective is employed occasionally as the technical description of men who are adepts in magic, divination, etc. (e.g. in Genesis 41:8 Exodus 7:11 Esther 1:13 Daniel 2:27; Daniel 5:15). Naturally, however, in the ancient world the boundary between genuine knowledge and astrology, etc., was exceedingly vague, and it was never denied that real knowledge could be gained along lines that we know to be futile. So the initiation of Moses into all the wisdom of the Egyptians (Acts 7:22) or of Daniel into all the learning of the Chaldeans (Daniel 1:4) met with no disapproval. These great men could be trusted to avoid the moral and religious pitfalls of such pursuits. For the ordinary Israelites, however the uncompromising prohibition of idolatry closed the door definitely to all studies of this kind. See ASTROLOGY; DIVINATION, etc. And for the Wise-men of Matthew 2 see MAGI.

Burton Scott Easton