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Lexicon :: Strong's G5428 - phronēsis

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φρόνησις
Transliteration
phronēsis (Key)
Pronunciation
fron'-ay-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:220,1277

Trench's Synonyms: lxxv. σοφία, φρόνησις, γνῶσις, ἐπίγνωσις.

Strong’s Definitions

φρόνησις phrónēsis, fron'-ay-sis; from G5426; mental action or activity, i.e. intellectual or moral insight:—prudence, wisdom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5428 in the following manner: wisdom (1x), prudence (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5428 in the following manner: wisdom (1x), prudence (1x).

  1. understanding

  2. knowledge and holy love of the will of God

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φρόνησις phrónēsis, fron'-ay-sis; from G5426; mental action or activity, i.e. intellectual or moral insight:—prudence, wisdom.
STRONGS G5428:
φρόνησις, φρονήσεως, ἡ (φρονέω), understanding: joined with σοφία (as 1 Kings 4:25 (29); Daniel 1:17, Theod.; ἡ σοφία ἀνδρί τίκτει φρόνησιν, Proverbs 10:23), Ephesians 1:8 (A. V. prudence; see σοφία, at the end); specifically, knowledge and holy love of the will of God (A. V. wisdom), Luke 1:17 (Wis. 3:15; the Sept. for בִּינָה, תְּבוּנָה, חָכְמָה; used variously by Greek writers from Sophocles and Euripides down).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
4:25
Proverbs
10:23
Daniel
1:17
Luke
1:17
Ephesians
1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5428 matches the Greek φρόνησις (phronēsis),
which occurs 36 times in 35 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:1 - And it came to pass when the kings of the Amorites who were beyond Jordan heard, and the kings of Phœnicia by the sea, that the Lord God had dried up the river Jordan from before the children of Israel when they passed over, that their hearts failed, and [fn]they were terror-stricken, and there was no sense in them [fn]because of the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - The Lord will weaken his adversary; the Lord is holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth; but let him that boasts boast in this, to understand and know the Lord, [fn]and to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: he will judge the extremities of the earth, and he gives strength to our kings, and will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:28 - And all Israel heard this judgment which the king judged, and they feared before the king; because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to execute judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29 - (LXX 5:9) And the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and enlargement of heart, as the sand on the seashore.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:30 - (LXX 5:10) And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the wise men of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:4 - And the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he built,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:6 - And she said to king Solomon, It was a true report which I heard in my land of thy [fn]words and thy wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:8 - Blessed are thy wives, blessed are these thy servants who stand before thee continually, who hear all thy wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:23 - And Solomon increased beyond all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:24 - And all the kings of the earth sought the [fn]presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which the Lord had put into his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:41 - And the rest of the [fn]history of Solomon, and all that he did, and all his wisdom, behold are not these things written in the book of the [fn]life of Solomon?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13 - who takes the wise in their wisdom, and subverts the counsel of the crafty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:4 - For thou hast hid their heart from wisdom; therefore thou shalt not exalt them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2 - to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 - Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:19 - God by wisdom founded the earth, and by prudence he prepared the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 - Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:1 - Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Counsel and safety are mine: prudence is mine, and strength is mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek [fn]wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16 - saying, Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that want prudence, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - A fool does mischief in [fn]sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29 - A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 - The [fn]brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, and the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:8 - He that procures wisdom loves himself; and he that keeps wisdom shall find good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5 - A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:28 - And now, hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? the eternal God, the God that formed the ends of the earth, shall not hunger, nor be weary, and there is no searching of his understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - And one has not considered in his mind, nor known in his understanding, that he has burnt up half of it in the fire, and baked loaves on the coals thereof and has roasted and eaten flesh, and of the rest of it he has made an abomination, and they worship it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:12 - It is the Lord that made the earth by his strength, who set up the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the sky,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:4 - Hast thou gained power for thyself by thine own knowledge or thine own prudence, and gotten gold and silver in thy treasures?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 - young men in whom was no blemish, and beautiful in appearance, and skilled in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and acquainted with prudence, and who had ability to stand in the house before the king, and the king gave commandment to teach them the learning and language of the Chaldeans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:17 - And as for these four children, God gave them understanding and prudence in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21 - And he changes times and seasons: he appoints kings, and removes them, giving wisdom to the wise, and prudence to them that have understanding:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - For there is an excellent spirit in him, and sense and understanding are in him, interpreting dreams as he does, and answering hard questions, and solving difficulties: it is Daniel, and the king gave him the name of Baltasar: now then let him be called, and he shall tell thee the interpretation of the writing.
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