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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 14 times in 14 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:24 - “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and [fn]acts on them, [fn]may be compared to a wise G5429 man who built his house on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 - “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so [fn]be shrewd G5429 as serpents and innocent as doves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:45 - “Who then is the faithful and sensible G5429 slave whom his [fn]master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:2 - “Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. G5429

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:4 - but the prudent G5429 took oil in flasks along with their lamps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:8 - “The foolish said to the prudent, G5429 ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:9 - “But the prudent G5429 answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:42 - And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible G5429 steward, whom his master will put in charge of his [fn]servants, to give them their rations at the proper time?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:8 - “And his [fn]master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more G5429 shrewd G5429 in relation to their own [fn]kind than the sons of light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:25 - For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise G5429 in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:16 - Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but [fn]associate with the lowly. Do not be wise G5429 in your own estimation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:10 - We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are prudent G5429 in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are distinguished, but we are without honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:15 - I speak as to wise G5429 men; G5429 you judge what I say.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:19 - For you, being so wise, G5429 tolerate the foolish gladly.
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