Phronimos φρόνιμος

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Phronimos
φρόνιμος
Transliterationphronimos
Strong's numberG5429
LanguageGreek
Part of speechadjective
Glossthoughtful
Occurrences14 in 14 verses
Most frequent inMatthew (7)

Phronimos (Greek φρόνιμος, Strong's G5429) is a Greek adjective meaning “thoughtful”. It occurs 14 times in 14 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

φρόνιμος, -ον
(φρονέω), [in LXX for בִּין, חָכָם etc. ;]
practically wise, sensible, prudent: Mat.10:16 24:45, Luk.12:42, 1Co.10:15; opposite to μωρός, Mat.7:24 25:2, 4 25:8-9, 1Co.4:10; to ἄφρων, 2Co.11:19; φ. παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ (EV, wise in one's own conceit), Rom.11:25 12:16 (cf. Pro.3:7); compar., -ώτερος, Luk.16:8.†
SYN.: see: σοψός (AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVwise (11), unto the wise (1), wiser (1), men (1)
BSBwise (9), conceited (2), shrewd (1), more shrewd (1), reasonable (1)

Verses

Every verse with Phronimos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Luke

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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