φρόνησις
phrónēsis · G5428 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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thoughtful planning, way of thinking, outlook
The psychological faculty of thoughtful planning, often with the implication of being wise and provident
ExamplesLuke 1:17 “And it is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF FATHERS BACK TO THEIR CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
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capacity to understand, wisdom, being wise
The ability to understand, as the result of insight and wisdom
ExamplesEphesians 1:8 which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δίκαιοςrighteous 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐνin 3
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- σοφία sophía · G4678 · to be prudent, wisdom, insight
- The target denotes thoughtful planning and practical judgment, while σοφία denotes wisdom, insight, and specialized knowledge more broadly. Both genuinely occupy the conceptual space of intellectual and moral discernment, with the target emphasizing practical, prudential judgment and σοφία encompassing a wider sense of wisdom.
In the other Testament 1 word
- תָּבוּן tâbûwn · H8394 · understanding, discernment, insight
- Greek φρόνησις denotes intellectual insight or prudent understanding as a faculty or activity, while Hebrew תָּבוּן emphasizes skillful discretion and practical wisdom; both terms center on mental acuity applied to wise judgment, making them direct cross-linguistic equivalents in LXX translation practice.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Thoughtful planning, way of thinking, outlook26.15
- Luke 1:17 says John will go before the Lord “in the spirit and power of Elijah... to make ready a people prepared for the Lord”, turning the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous.
- Capacity to understand, wisdom, being wise32.30
- Ephesians 1:8 speaks of the grace God “lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight”.
Word family 19 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon φρονήσεως, ἡ (φρονέω), understanding: joined with σοφία (as 1 Kgs 4:25 (29); Dan 1:17,…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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