'So called' in the Bible

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;He is also to be feared [with awe-filled reverence] above all gods.

“He catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness,And the advice of the devious is quickly thwarted.

For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;He is to be feared above all gods.

Then Nebuzaradan the [chief executioner and] captain of the bodyguard took the rest of the people who remained in the city, along with those who had deserted and surrendered to him, and the rest of the [so-called better class of] people who were left and carried them into exile in Babylon.

For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,

I wish you would bear with me [while I indulge] in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me [as you read this].

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception [pseudo-intellectual babble], according to the tradition [and musings] of mere men, following the elementary principles of this world, rather than following [the truth—the teachings of] Christ.