GreekG5428Noun (Feminine)
φρόνησις
phronēsis
“understanding”
2Occurrences
G5428Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
mental action or activity, i.e. intellectual or moral insight
from G5426 (φρονέω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
understanding, practical wisdom, prudence.
Synonyms
see: σοφία, and cf. Lft., Notes, 317
LXX: for בִּינָה, תָּבוּן, חׇכְמָה, etc.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
φρόνησις appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ephesians
1
Luke
1
Key Passages
Ephesians 1:8BSB
that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
Luke 1:17BSB
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
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