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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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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 - Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they[fn] had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - those who oppose the LORD will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:28 - When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29 - God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:30 - Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:4 - When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:6 - She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:8 - How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:23 - King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:24 - The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:41 - As for the other events of Solomon’s reign—all he did and the wisdom he displayed—are they not written in the book of the annals of Solomon?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13 - He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:4 - You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:2 - for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 - Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:19 - By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 - Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:1 - Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16 - “Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29 - Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 - How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:8 - The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5 - The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:28 - Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, “Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:12 - But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:4 - By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 - young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:17 - To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21 - He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”
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