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Greek

4908. sunetos -- intelligent
... Spirit.]. Word Origin from suniemi Definition intelligent NASB Word Usage
clever (1), intelligence (1), intelligent (2). prudent. ...
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4817. sullogizomai -- to reckon, to compute, ie to reason
... 4817 (from 4862 , "identify " and 3049 , "to reckon") -- properly, , organizing
details (premises) into a pragmatic ("clever") (used only in Lk 20:5). ...
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3835. panourgos -- ready to do anything, crafty, skillful
... Noun, Masculine Transliteration: panourgos Phonetic Spelling: (pan-oor'-gos) Short
Definition: cunning, crafty Definition: cunning, crafty, skilful, clever. ...
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791. asteios -- of the town, by impl. courteous, elegant
... Spelling: (as-ti'-os) Short Definition: elegant, pretty, fair, fine, beautiful
Definition: (lit: belonging to the city; then: witty, clever), elegant, pretty ...
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4680. sophos -- skilled, wise
... Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: sophos Phonetic Spelling: (sof-os') Short
Definition: wise Definition: wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

995. bin -- to discern
... root Definition to discern NASB Word Usage acted wisely (1), cared (1), clever
(1), consider (8), consider carefully (1), considers (1), diligently consider (1 ...
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Library

Some Clever Men Imagine that the Lord's Supper was Instituted for ...
... Part 32 Some clever men imagine that the Lord's Supper was instituted
for two reasons.� Some clever men imagine that the Lord's ...
/.../melanchthon/the apology of the augsburg confession/part 32 some clever men.htm

Slum Novelists and the Slums
... a double falsity will be set up, and millions of the images of God, who, fortunately
for their wives and families, are neither gentlemen nor clever men, will ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chesterton/heretics/xix slum novelists and the.htm

Chapter iii
... 1. Now the serpent was the most clever of all the beasts of the field which Jahweh
God had made, and she said unto the woman: And (is it really the case) that ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter iii.htm

That Although not Understanding them to be the Gifts of God, they ...
... But if Virtue cannot come except to the clever, what need was there of the god Father
Catius, who should make men cautious, that is, acute, when Felicity could ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 21 that although not understanding.htm

The Beginning and End of Wisdom
... You may be as clever as you will, but if you are reckless and wild, you will gain
no wisdom. ... A clever fool is common enough, and dangerous enough. ...
/.../kingsley/the good news of god/sermon xxii the beginning and.htm

A Third Passage with which He Finds Fault is that in which I Gave ...
... frugal, and slaves who are not wasteful, and the care-takers who made our childhood
a burden to us and even thieves when they are particularly clever, we speak ...
/.../24 a third passage with.htm

As Regards Our Reverend Friend Epiphanius, this is Strange ...
... I confess I cannot restrain my laughter when, at the prompting of some clever
person, you strike up a hymn in honour of Epiphanius. ...
/.../23 as regards our reverend.htm

Letter L. To Domnio.
... nay, of one in particular"a lounger who is to be seen in the streets, at crossings,
and in public places; a monk who is a noisy news-monger, clever only in ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter l to domnio.htm

The Life of God
... male nor female, slave nor freeman, Jew who fancies that God's promises belong to
him alone, or Gentile who knows nothing about them, clever learned Greek, or ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/sermons for the times/sermon xv the life of.htm

Biographical Sketch.
... school, where, as he tells us, by his ready memory and the ease with which he acquired
mere verbal knowledge, he came to be thought very clever,"an opinion ...
/.../schleiermacher/selected sermons of schleiermacher/biographical sketch.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert.

2. (a.) Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick.

3. (a.) Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness.

4. (a.) Well-shaped; handsome.

5. (a.) Good-natured; obliging.

Thesaurus

Clever (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech;
a clever trick. ... Multi-Version Concordance Clever (3 Occurrences). ...
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Witty (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful;
judicious; clever; cunning. 2. (n.) Especially, possessing ...
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Cleverly (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a clever manner. Multi-Version Concordance
Cleverly (2 Occurrences). 2 Peter 1:16 For when we ...
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Clerk (1 Occurrence)

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Versed (5 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 3:3 the captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and
the clever among artificers, and the one versed in enchantments. (DBY). ...
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Good (8348 Occurrences)
... especially by for. 5. (superl.) Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; --
followed especially by at. 6. (superl.) Adequate; sufficient ...
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Wily (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Full of tricks, or stratagems; clever; using craft
or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle. ...
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Wist (13 Occurrences)
... has "a witty child," the Revised Version (British and American) "a child of parts,"
margin "goodly" (euphues, "well grown," "of a good disposition," "clever"). ...
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Wot (10 Occurrences)
... has "a witty child," the Revised Version (British and American) "a child of parts,"
margin "goodly" (euphues, "well grown," "of a good disposition," "clever"). ...
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Expert (59 Occurrences)
... use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance
from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as ...
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Bible Concordance

Clever (3 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 3:3 the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.
(WEB DBY NIV)

Isaiah 5:21 Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!
(See NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Clever

Related Terms

Witty (1 Occurrence)

Cleverly (2 Occurrences)

Clerk (1 Occurrence)

Versed (5 Occurrences)

Good (8348 Occurrences)

Wily (2 Occurrences)

Wist (13 Occurrences)