πάνσοφος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• πᾰ́σσοφος (pắssophos)

Etymology

From παν- (pan-, “very, all”) +‎ σοφός (sophós, “wise”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pán.so.pʰos/ → /ˈpan.so.ɸos/ → /ˈpan.so.fos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pán.so.pʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpan.so.pʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpan.so.ɸos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpan.so.fos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpan.so.fos/

Adjective

πᾰ́νσοφος • (pắnsophos) m or f (neuter πᾰ́νσοφον); second declension

1. very wise, very learned

Inflection

Second declension of πᾰ́νσοφος; πᾰ́νσοφον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πᾰ́νσοφος pắnsophos	πᾰ́νσοφον pắnsophon		πᾰνσόφω pănsóphō	πᾰνσόφω pănsóphō		πᾰ́νσοφοι pắnsophoi	πᾰ́νσοφᾰ pắnsophă
Genitive		πᾰνσόφου pănsóphou	πᾰνσόφου pănsóphou		πᾰνσόφοιν pănsóphoin	πᾰνσόφοιν pănsóphoin		πᾰνσόφων pănsóphōn	πᾰνσόφων pănsóphōn
Dative		πᾰνσόφῳ pănsóphōi	πᾰνσόφῳ pănsóphōi		πᾰνσόφοιν pănsóphoin	πᾰνσόφοιν pănsóphoin		πᾰνσόφοις pănsóphois	πᾰνσόφοις pănsóphois
Accusative		πᾰ́νσοφον pắnsophon	πᾰ́νσοφον pắnsophon		πᾰνσόφω pănsóphō	πᾰνσόφω pănsóphō		πᾰνσόφους pănsóphous	πᾰ́νσοφᾰ pắnsophă
Vocative		πᾰ́νσοφε pắnsophe	πᾰ́νσοφον pắnsophon		πᾰνσόφω pănsóphō	πᾰνσόφω pănsóphō		πᾰ́νσοφοι pắnsophoi	πᾰ́νσοφᾰ pắnsophă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πᾰνσόφως pănsóphōs			πᾰνσοφώτερος pănsophṓteros			πᾰνσοφώτᾰτος pănsophṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• πᾰντόσοφος (păntósophos, “most clever”)

Related terms

• ἀσόφῐστος (asóphĭstos, “not deluded by fallacies”)
• ἄσοφος (ásophos, “foolish”)
• αὐτόσοφος (autósophos, “with mother-wit”)
• ἀφῐλοσόφητος (aphĭlosóphētos, “not versed in philosophy”)
• δῐᾰ́σοφος (dĭắsophos, “very wise”)
• ἔνσοφος (énsophos, “wise in”)
• ἡμῐ́σοφος (hēmĭ́sophos, “half-wise”)
• μωρόσοφος (mōrósophos, “foolishly wise, sapient fool”)
• πολῠ́σοφος (polŭ́sophos, “very wise”)
• σοφῐβόλος (sophĭbólos, “stupid”)
• σοφῐστής m (sophĭstḗs, “expert; philosopher, teacher; swindler”)
• τρῐ́σοφος (trĭ́sophos, “thrice wise: very wise”)
• ῠ̔πέρσοφος (hŭpérsophos, “exceedingly wise”)
• ῠ̔πόσοφος (hŭpósophos, “sub-scientific”)

References

• “πάνσοφος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “πάνσοφος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• πάνσοφος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • all-wise idem, page 22.
  • clever idem, page 137.
  • omniscient idem, page 573.
  • wise idem, page 982.

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpansofos/
• Hyphenation: πάν‧σο‧φος

Adjective

πάνσοφος • (pánsofos) m (feminine πάνσοφη, neuter πάνσοφο)

1. omniscient, all-knowing, pansophic
2. very learned or wise

Declension

Declension of πάνσοφος

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	πάνσοφος (pánsofos)	πάνσοφη (pánsofi)	πάνσοφο (pánsofo)		πάνσοφοι (pánsofoi)	πάνσοφες (pánsofes)	πάνσοφα (pánsofa)
genitive	πάνσοφου (pánsofou)	πάνσοφης (pánsofis)	πάνσοφου (pánsofou)		πάνσοφων (pánsofon)	πάνσοφων (pánsofon)	πάνσοφων (pánsofon)
accusative	πάνσοφο (pánsofo)	πάνσοφη (pánsofi)	πάνσοφο (pánsofo)		πάνσοφους (pánsofous)	πάνσοφες (pánsofes)	πάνσοφα (pánsofa)
vocative	πάνσοφε (pánsofe)	πάνσοφη (pánsofi)	πάνσοφο (pánsofo)		πάνσοφοι (pánsofoi)	πάνσοφες (pánsofes)	πάνσοφα (pánsofa)

Synonyms

• παντογνώστης (pantognóstis)

Related terms

• πάνσοφα (pánsofa, “most wisely, omnisciently”, adverb)
• πανσοφία f (pansofía, “omniscience”)
• πανσόφως (pansófos, “most wisely, omnisciently”, adverb) (formal)
• σοφός (sofós)