LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

sophōs1

sophōs (not comparable)
Classical[ˈsɔ.pʰoːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.fos]

Meaning

  1. not comparableAn exclamation of approbation or praise; compare to bravo, to excellently, to well done, to well said, to wisely, and similar interjections.
    "Sophos!" universi clamamus, et sublatis manibus ad camaramc. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 40.1–2
    at tibi tergeminum mugiet ille sophos.c. 40 CE – c. 102 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 3.46.8

sŏphōs, adv., = σοφῶς, an exclamation of applause,
I. well done! well said! bravo! (not ante-Aug.; Cic. has, instead of it, bene!): at tibi tergeminum mugiet ille sophos, Mart. 3, 46, 8; 1, 50, 37; 1, 67, 4; 1, 77, 10; Petr. 40, 1; Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σοφῶς (sophôs, “an exclamation of applause”, adverb, literally “cleverly, wisely”).

noun · masculinesecond declension
sophos2
sophos m (genitive sophī)
Classical[ˈsɔ.pʰɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.fos]

Meaning

  1. masculineA wise man, a sage.
    te sophos omnis amatyou every philosopher holds dearMartial Epigrams with an English translation by Walter C. A. Ker. In two volumes, I, 1919, page 444f. containing Marcus Valerius Martialis' epigramms VII, XXXII, 4

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesophossophī
sophoe
genitivesophīsophōrum
dativesophōsophīs
accusativesophonsophōs
ablativesophōsophīs
vocativesophesophī
sophoe

sŏphos or sŏphus, i, m., = σοφός,
I. a wise man, sage: te sophos omnis amat, Mart. 7, 32, 4.—Adjectively, wise, shrewd: victor sophus, Phaedr. 3, 14, 9: factus periclo tum gubernator sophus, id. 4, 15, 8.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, adjective). Compare to Latin sapiēns (adjective).

Quick answers

What does sophōs mean in Latin?
sophōs, a adverb, means “An exclamation of approbation or praise; compare to bravo, to excellently, to well done, to well said, to wisely, and similar interjections.”.
How do you pronounce sophōs?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɔ.pʰoːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɔː.fos].