φρόνιμος phronimos

Greek word for “thoughtful” · Strong’s G5429 · used 14 times in 14 verses

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Meaning

φρόνιμος, -ον; (φρονέω);

How it is translated

Glosses given for phronimos in context, with how often each is used:

• wise 11
• shrewd 1
• more shrewd 1
• sensible ones 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 25 (4), Matthew 7 (1), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 24 (1), Luke 12 (1), Luke 16 (1), Romans 11 (1), Romans 12 (1), 1 Corinthians 4 (1), 1 Corinthians 10 (1)

Forms

• φρόνιμοι 8
• φρόνιμος 2
• φρονίμοις 2
• φρονίμῳ 1
• φρονιμώτεροι 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with phronimos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• μωρός mōros “foolish” 3
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 5
• λαμπάς lampas “window” 2
• οἰκονόμος oikonomos “manager” 2
• ἔλαιον elaion “olive oil” 2
• καθίστημι kathistēmi “to appoint/conduct” 2
• ἄρα ara “therefore” 2
• πιστός pistos “faithful” 2
• καιρός kairos “time/right time” 2
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 3
• παρά para “from/with/beside” 2
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 2

Key verses

The verses using phronimos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 7:24 — Therefore 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 10:16 — Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
• Matthew 24:45 — Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
• Matthew 25:2 — And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
• Matthew 25:4 — But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
• Matthew 25:8 — And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
• Luke 12:42 — And 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…
• Luke 16:8 — And 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 11:25 — For 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…
• Romans 12:16 — Be 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 4:10 — We 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 10:15 — I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.