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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 Box Jos 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:1 - So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we[fn] had crossed over, that their heart melted; and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces;
From heaven He will thunder against them.
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 Box 1Ki 3:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:28 - And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:29 - And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:30 - Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:4 - And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:6 - Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:8 - “Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:23 - So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:24 - Now all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:41 - Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13 - He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:4 - For You have hidden their heart from understanding;
Therefore You will not exalt them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 - Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:19 - The LORD by wisdom founded the earth;
By understanding He established the heavens;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:4 - Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:1 - Does not wisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:14 - Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, I have strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16 - “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here”;
And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - To do evil is like sport to a fool,
But a man of understanding has wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29 - He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
But he who is impulsive[fn] exalts folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 - How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:8 - He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5 - A wise man is strong,
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - Surely I am more stupid than any man,
And do not have the understanding of a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:28 - Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the LORD,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - And no one considers in his heart,
Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
“I have burned half of it in the fire,
Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals;
I have roasted meat and eaten it;
And shall I make the rest of it an abomination?
Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:12 - He has made the earth by His power,
He has established the world by His wisdom,
And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:4 - With your wisdom and your understanding
You have gained riches for yourself,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 - young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:17 - As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21 - And He changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - “Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and explaining enigmas[fn] were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.”
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