Strong's Lexicon
G5428 — φρόνησις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5428 |
|---|---|
| Word: | φρόνησις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G5426 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | phronesis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | fron'-ay-sis |
| Meaning: | 1. mental action or activity, i.e. intellectual or moral insight |
| KJV Renderings: | prudence, wisdom |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
φρόνησις, φρονήσεως, ἡ (φρονέω), understanding: joined with σοφία (as 1Ki 4:25 (29); Dan 1:17, Theod.; ἡ σοφία ἀνδρί τίκτει φρόνησιν, Pro 10:23), Eph 1:8 (A. V. prudence; see σοφία, at the end); specifically, knowledcje and holy love of the will of God (A. V. wisdom), Luk 1:17 (Wis 3:15; the Sept. for áÄÌéðÈä, úÀÌáåÌðÈä, çÈëÀîÈä; used variously by Greek writers from Sophocles and Euripides down).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
φρόνησις (prudence)
Luke 1:17
- KJV: And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just to make ready a people prepared for the Lord
- GK: και αυτός προελεύσεται ενώπιον αυτού εν πνεύματι και δυνάμει Ηλίου επιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων επί τέκνα και απειθείς εν φρονήσει δικαίων ετοιμάσαι κυρίω λαόν κατεσκευασμένον
Ephesians 1:8
- KJV: Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence
- GK: ης επερίσσευσεν εις ημάς εν πάση σοφία και φρονήσει
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