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φρόνησις phronēsis · G5428

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understanding

φρόνησις, -εως, ἡ; (φρονέω), [in LXX for בִּינָה, תָּבוּן, חׇכְמָה, etc. ; ] ; understanding, practical wisdom, prudence: Luk.1:17, Eph.1:8.†; SYN.: see: σοφία, and cf. Lft., Notes, 317 (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

φρόν-ησις, εως, ἡ, ; purpose, intention, []; 2 thought, ἰδία φ., opposed to λόγος ξυνός, []; 3 sense, εἴ τις ἄρα τοῖς ἐκεῖ φ. περὶ τῶν ἐνθάδε γιγνομένων []; 4 judgment, κατὰ τὴν ἰδίαν φ. οὐδεὶς εὐτυχεῖ []; 5 arrogance, pride, []; also in good sense, τὸ φῦναι πατρὸς εὐγενοῦς ἄπο ὅσην ἔχει φρόνησιν just pride, []; II practical wisdom, prudence in government and affairs, []; opposed to σῶμα, []; opposed to ῥώμη, []; also attributed to sagacious animals, []; III [] name for three, []

Where it's used 2 times

Luke 1:17 · Ephesians 1:8

Source: TBESG G5428; TFLSJ G5428

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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