Strong G5429φρόνιμος
thoughtful
- Transliteration
- phronimos
- Pronunciation
- fron'-ee-mos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
φρόνιμος, -ον
(φρονέω), [in LXX for בִּין, חָכָם etc.;]
practically wise, sensible, prudent: Mat.10:16 24:45, Luk.12:42, 1Co.10:15; opposite to μωρός, Mat.7:24 25:2, 4 25:8-9, 1Co.4:10; to ἄφρων, 2Co.11:19; φ. παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ (EV, wise in one's own conceit), Rom.11:25 12:16 (cf. Pro.3:7); compar., -ώτερος, Luk.16:8.†
SYN.: see: σοψός (AS)
(φρονέω), [in LXX for בִּין, חָכָם etc.;]
practically wise, sensible, prudent: Mat.10:16 24:45, Luk.12:42, 1Co.10:15; opposite to μωρός, Mat.7:24 25:2, 4 25:8-9, 1Co.4:10; to ἄφρων, 2Co.11:19; φ. παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ (EV, wise in one's own conceit), Rom.11:25 12:16 (cf. Pro.3:7); compar., -ώτερος, Luk.16:8.†
SYN.: see: σοψός (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5429 appears in 14 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- wise11
- be1
- man1
- wiser1
First verses
- Matthew 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- Matthew 24:45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
- Matthew 25:2And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
- Matthew 25:4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
- Matthew 25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
- Matthew 25:9But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
- Luke 12:42And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
- Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
- Romans 11:25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
- Romans 12:16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
- 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
- 1 Corinthians 10:15I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
- 2 Corinthians 11:19For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φρόνιμ-ος, ον,
also η, ον [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1070b)]:— in one's right mind, in one's senses, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 259 (_anapaest meter_).)]
II showing presence of mind, ἐν τοῖς δεινοῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.6.7; τὸ φ.)]presence of mind, [Refs ([prev. author] “HG” 2.3.56.)]
III sensible, prudent, opposed to ἄφρων, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Gorgias Rhetor et Sophista “fragment” 6; ψυχή 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 247a)]; opposed to ἀνόητος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.14 (_comparative_))]; τὸν φρόνιμον ζητοῦντας.. ὥσπερ ἀποδεδρακότα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Bato Comicus 2.3; ὡς ἂν ὁ φ. ὁρίσειε 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1107a1, +others)]; φ. περί τινος possessing sagacity or discernment in a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.15, 21 (_comparative_))]; περί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 490b (_comparative_), 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.161 (_comparative_))]; εἴς τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus1.125a; ἐν τῷ σίτῳ φ. καὶ μέτριοι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.2.17.)]
III.2 of thoughts, acts, and the like, φ. τι ἐργάσασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 42; φιλόπολις ἀρετή, φρόνιμος [prev. work] 547 (Lyric poetry).)]
III.3 of birds as giving omens, τοὺς ἄνωθεν φρονιμωτάτους οἰωνούς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1058 (Lyric poetry).)]
III.3.b sagacious, of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 263d, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 488b15, “PA” 648a8 (_comparative_), 687a8 (_superlative_), “GA” 753a11 (_comparative_), +others)]
III.4 τὸ φ. practical wisdom, prudence, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 52.9 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 586d, +others)]; opposed to τὸ ἄφρον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 235e; ἰέναι ἐπὶ τὸ φρονιμώτερον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 8.14: _plural_, ἄπορος ἐπὶ φρόνιμα)] helpless in point of wisdom, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 692 (Lyric poetry); τὰ -ώτερα ποιεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.211.)]
III.5 adverb -μως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 1364, “Av.” 1333 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 192e, etc.)]; opposed to ἀλόγως, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.9; φ. ἔχειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.57; διακεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.114)]: comparative φρονιμώτερον, διακεῖσθαι τῶν ἄλλων [Refs ([prev. author] 2.10)]; -ωτέρως [Refs ([prev. author] 13.15)]: superlative -ώτατα, λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 20.)]
also η, ον [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1070b)]:— in one's right mind, in one's senses, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 259 (_anapaest meter_).)]
II showing presence of mind, ἐν τοῖς δεινοῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.6.7; τὸ φ.)]presence of mind, [Refs ([prev. author] “HG” 2.3.56.)]
III sensible, prudent, opposed to ἄφρων, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Gorgias Rhetor et Sophista “fragment” 6; ψυχή 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 247a)]; opposed to ἀνόητος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.14 (_comparative_))]; τὸν φρόνιμον ζητοῦντας.. ὥσπερ ἀποδεδρακότα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Bato Comicus 2.3; ὡς ἂν ὁ φ. ὁρίσειε 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1107a1, +others)]; φ. περί τινος possessing sagacity or discernment in a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.15, 21 (_comparative_))]; περί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 490b (_comparative_), 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.161 (_comparative_))]; εἴς τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus1.125a; ἐν τῷ σίτῳ φ. καὶ μέτριοι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 5.2.17.)]
III.2 of thoughts, acts, and the like, φ. τι ἐργάσασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 42; φιλόπολις ἀρετή, φρόνιμος [prev. work] 547 (Lyric poetry).)]
III.3 of birds as giving omens, τοὺς ἄνωθεν φρονιμωτάτους οἰωνούς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1058 (Lyric poetry).)]
III.3.b sagacious, of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 263d, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 488b15, “PA” 648a8 (_comparative_), 687a8 (_superlative_), “GA” 753a11 (_comparative_), +others)]
III.4 τὸ φ. practical wisdom, prudence, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 52.9 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 586d, +others)]; opposed to τὸ ἄφρον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 235e; ἰέναι ἐπὶ τὸ φρονιμώτερον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 8.14: _plural_, ἄπορος ἐπὶ φρόνιμα)] helpless in point of wisdom, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 692 (Lyric poetry); τὰ -ώτερα ποιεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 15.211.)]
III.5 adverb -μως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 1364, “Av.” 1333 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 192e, etc.)]; opposed to ἀλόγως, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.9; φ. ἔχειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.57; διακεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.114)]: comparative φρονιμώτερον, διακεῖσθαι τῶν ἄλλων [Refs ([prev. author] 2.10)]; -ωτέρως [Refs ([prev. author] 13.15)]: superlative -ώτατα, λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 20.)]