Lexicon phronésis: understanding, practical wisdom Original Word: φρόνησις, εως, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: phronésis Phonetic Spelling: (fron'-ay-sis) Short Definition: understanding Definition: understanding (which leads to right action), practical wisdom, prudence. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 5428 phrónēsis (another feminine noun from the same root, phr-) – that brand of visceral opinion which pleases the Lord because shaped by God's inworkings of faith ("divine persuasion," 4102 /pístis), i.e. Christ-enlightened perspective which has the insight to make intelligent (shrewd) life-applications in the will of God. See 5429 (phronimos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom phroneóDefinitionunderstanding, practical wisdom NASB Translationattitude (1), insight (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5428: φρόνησιςφρόνησις, 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, knowledcje 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).
Strong's prudence, wisdom. From phroneo; mental action or activity, i.e. Intellectual or moral insight -- prudence, wisdom. see GREEK phroneo |
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