Is the name Sofia in the Bible?

Answer 1

A:Sophia (Sofia) is the Greek word for wisdom. This is indeed used as a personal name in The Bible, although usually rendered in English as 'Wisdom'.

Wisdom, or 'Lady Wisdom' was a spirit/goddess revered by the Jews in the post-Exilic period and up to the end of the first century CE. Much of the Book of Proverbs is about Wisdom, or Sophia. Proverbs 8:22-36 tells us that Wisdom stood at God's side and participated in the creation of the world, and is God's intermediary with humans. She is also mentioned in the apocrypha and the gospels.

Answer 2

Sophia is Greek for 'Wisdom'. The Book of Proverbs contains many references to a spirit/goddess named Sophia, or Wisdom. The Gospel of Luke contains references to her (7:35: "But wisdom is justified of all her children"; 11:49: "Therefore also said the Wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles ..."), and she continued to be revered until around the end of the first century.

Answer 3

Sophia is Koine Greek for wisdom. You'll find this mentioned throughout the Bible.