sophistēs (English spelling) sophistes

Japanese: sophistēs(英語表記)sophistes
sophistēs (English spelling) sophistes

The original word sophistēs was originally a Greek word meaning "someone skilled in a certain art, an expert," or "a wise person" like the Seven Sages. However, from around the middle of the 5th century BCE, professional teachers who imparted knowledge to young people and received a fee for it appeared in the Greek world, and these people came to be called sophists in a specific sense.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "sophistēs" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…原語ソフィステスsophistēsは本来〈何らかの技芸に秀でた人,達人〉,または七賢人のような〈知恵のある者〉を意味するギリシア語。しかし前5世紀中ごろから,ギリシア世界に,若者たちに知識を授けて謝礼を受けとる職業的教師が現れ,これが特定の意味でソフィストと呼ばれるようになった。…

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