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Lexicon :: Strong's G5429 - phronimos

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φρόνιμος
Transliteration
phronimos (Key)
Pronunciation
fron'-ee-mos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:220,1277

Strong’s Definitions

φρόνιμος phrónimos, fron'-ee-mos; from G5424; thoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while G4680 denotes practical skill or acumen; and G4908 indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense conceited (also in the comparative):—wise(-r).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G5429 in the following manner: wise (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G5429 in the following manner: wise (14x).
  1. intelligent, wise

  2. prudent, i.e. mindful of one's interests

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φρόνιμος phrónimos, fron'-ee-mos; from G5424; thoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while G4680 denotes practical skill or acumen; and G4908 indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense conceited (also in the comparative):—wise(-r).
STRONGS G5429:
φρόνιμος, φρόνιμον (φρονέω);
a. intelligent, wise (so A. V. uniformly): 1 Corinthians 10:15; opposed to μωρός, 1 Corinthians 4:10; opposed to Ἄφρον, 2 Corinthians 11:19; φρόνιμος παῥ ἑαυτῷ, one who deems himself wise (A. V. wise in one's own conceits), Romans 11:25; Romans 12:16, (Proverbs 3:7).
b. prudent, i. e. mindful of one's interests: Matthew 10:16; Matthew 24:45; Luke 12:42; opposed to μωρός, Matthew 7:24 (cf. Matthew 7:26); Matthew 25:2,4,8f comparitive φρονιμώτερος, Luke 16:8. (From Sophocles, Xenophon, Plato down; the Sept. for נָבון, חָכָם, מֵבִין.) (Synonym: see σοφός, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
3:7
Matthew
7:24; 7:26; 10:16; 24:45; 25:2; 25:4; 25:8
Luke
12:42; 16:8
Romans
11:25; 12:16
1 Corinthians
4:10; 10:15
2 Corinthians
11:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5429 matches the Greek φρόνιμος (phronimos),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:1 -

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which Yahweh God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘[fn]You shall not eat from [fn]any tree of the garden’?”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:33 - “So now let Pharaoh look for a man understanding and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:39 - So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made you know all of this, there is no one so understanding and wise as you are.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 -

“Those who contend with Yahweh will be dismayed;

Against them He will thunder in the heavens;

Yahweh will render justice to the ends of the earth,

And He will give strength to His king,

And He will exalt the [fn]horn of His anointed.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:12 - behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:30 - And Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:7 -

Now it happened, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he was very glad and said, “Blessed be Yahweh today, who has given to David a wise son over this great people.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:7 -

Do not be wise in your own eyes;

Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:12 -

He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom,

But a man of discernment keeps silent.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:29 -

He who troubles his own house will inherit wind,

And the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:6 -

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,

But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:17 -

A quick-tempered man acts in folly,

And a man of evil schemes is hated.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:1 -

A gentle answer turns away wrath,

But a [fn]harsh word stirs up anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 -

Folly is gladness to him who lacks a heart of wisdom,

But a man of discernment walks straight.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:10 -

A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands

Than a hundred blows into a fool.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:21 -

He who begets a fool does so to his grief,

And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 -

He who holds back his words [fn]has knowledge,

And he who has a cool spirit is a man of discernment.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28 -

Even an ignorant fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;

When he closes his lips, he is considered understanding.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:14 -

The spirit of a man can endure his sickness,

But as for a broken spirit, who can bear it?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:15 -

The heart of the understanding acquires knowledge,

And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:7 -

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;

How much more do his friends distance themselves from him!

He pursues them with words, but they are no more.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25 -

Strike a scoffer and the simple may become prudent,

But reprove one who has understanding and he will understand knowledge.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:5 -

Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water,

But a man of discernment draws it out.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:25 -

Causing the [fn]omens of boasters to be annulled,

And [fn]making fools out of diviners,

Causing wise men to turn back,

And [fn]making foolishness out of their knowledge,

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:13 -

The pains of childbirth come upon him;

He is not a wise son,

For [fn]it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.

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