σοφιστεύω

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 12 July 2020

Etymology

From σοφῐστής (sophĭstḗs, “sophist”) +‎ -εύω (-eúō, “denominative verb-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σοφῐστεύω • (sophĭsteúō)

  1. to play the sophist, argue as one
  2. to practise the profession of sophist, give lectures
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Julius Caesar:
      ἔπλευσεν εἰς Ῥόδον ἐπὶ σχολὴν πρὸς Ἀπολλώνιον τὸν τοῦ Μόλωνος, οὗ καὶ Κικέρων ἠκρόατο, σοφιστεύοντος ἐπιφανῶς
      épleusen eis Rhódon epì skholḕn pròs Apollṓnion tòn toû Mólōnos, hoû kaì Kikérōn ēkróato, sophisteúontos epiphanôs
      he went by boat to Rhodes, to the School of Appolonius son of Molon, whom Cicero has attended too, as he was famous for his teaching.

Inflection

   Present: σοφιστεύω
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative σοφιστεύω σοφιστεύεις σοφιστεύει σοφιστεύετον σοφιστεύετον σοφιστεύομεν σοφιστεύετε σοφιστεύουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive σοφιστεύω σοφιστεύῃς σοφιστεύῃ σοφιστεύητον σοφιστεύητον σοφιστεύωμεν σοφιστεύητε σοφιστεύωσῐ(ν)
optative σοφιστεύοιμῐ σοφιστεύοις σοφιστεύοι σοφιστεύοιτον σοφιστευοίτην σοφιστεύοιμεν σοφιστεύοιτε σοφιστεύοιεν
imperative   σοφίστευε σοφιστευέτω σοφιστεύετον σοφιστευέτων   σοφιστεύετε σοφιστευόντων
active
infinitive σοφιστεύειν
participle m σοφιστεύων
f σοφιστεύουσᾰ
n σοφιστεῦον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐσοφίστευον
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐσοφίστευον ἐσοφίστευες ἐσοφίστευε(ν) ἐσοφιστεύετον ἐσοφιστευέτην ἐσοφιστεύομεν ἐσοφιστεύετε ἐσοφίστευον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐσοφίστευσᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐσοφίστευσᾰ ἐσοφίστευσᾰς ἐσοφίστευσε(ν) ἐσοφιστεύσᾰτον ἐσοφιστευσᾰ́την ἐσοφιστεύσᾰμεν ἐσοφιστεύσᾰτε ἐσοφίστευσᾰν
subjunctive σοφιστεύσω σοφιστεύσῃς σοφιστεύσῃ σοφιστεύσητον σοφιστεύσητον σοφιστεύσωμεν σοφιστεύσητε σοφιστεύσωσῐ(ν)
optative σοφιστεύσαιμῐ σοφιστεύσειᾰς,
σοφιστεύσαις 		σοφιστεύσειε(ν),
σοφιστεύσαι 		σοφιστεύσαιτον σοφιστευσαίτην σοφιστεύσαιμεν σοφιστεύσαιτε σοφιστεύσειᾰν,
σοφιστεύσαιεν
imperative   σοφίστευσον σοφιστευσᾰ́τω σοφιστεύσᾰτον σοφιστευσᾰ́των   σοφιστεύσᾰτε σοφιστευσᾰ́ντων
active
infinitive σοφιστεῦσαι
participle m σοφιστεύσᾱς
f σοφιστεύσᾱσᾰ
n σοφιστεῦσᾰν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

  • σοφῐστῐάω (sophĭstĭáō, “play the sophist”)
  • σοφῐ́ζω (sophĭ́zō, “make wise, instruct, devise”), σοφῐ́ζομαι
  • σοφόω (sophóō, “σοφίζω, make wise, instruct, devise”)

Derived terms

  • σοφῐ́στευμᾰ n (sophĭ́steumă, “skill, method, σόφισμα”)

Compounds:

  • ἀντισοφῐστεύω (antisophĭsteúō)
  • ἐνσοφῐστεύω (ensophĭsteúō, “trick like a sophist”)
  • κᾰτᾰσοφῐστεύω (kătăsophĭsteúō, “outwit by sophisms”)
  • ῠ̔περσοφῐστεύω (hŭpersophĭsteúō, “be an arch-sophist”)
  • σοφῐστής m (sophĭstḗs, “expert; philosopher, teacher; swindler”)
  • σοφῐστείᾱ f (sophĭsteíā, “sophistry”)

and see at σοφός (sophós, “wise”)

Further reading

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