σοφίζω
(< σοφός), [in LXX chiefly for חכם;]
to make wise, instruct: c. acc. pers., II Ti 3:15 (cf. Ps 18 (19):8 (Ps 118 (119):98). As depon., -ομαι;
(a) intrans., to become wise (III Ki 4:27 (5:11)), Ec 2:15, and freq. in Si 7:5, al.);
(b) trans., to invent, devise cleverly: pass., II Pe 1:16 (cf. κατα-σοφίζομαι).†