ΦΡΟΝΗΣΙΝ, φρονησιν
PHRONĒSIN, phronēsin
Sounds Like: froh-NEE-sin
Translations: prudence, understanding, wisdom, insight, a prudence, an understanding, a wisdom, an insight
From the root: ΦΡΟΝΗΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to practical wisdom, prudence, or understanding. It denotes the ability to make sound judgments and act wisely in practical matters, often implying a thoughtful and discerning mind. It is used to describe the faculty of understanding and the exercise of good sense.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5428 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 3:13, 7:4, 9:6, 16:32, 19:8, 24:5
- Wisdom — 8:7
- Sirach — 25:9, 29:28
- Shepherd of Hermas — 94:4
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 2:6
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Kings — 2:35, 4:25, 4:26, 10:4, 10:8, 11:41
- Proverbs — 3:13, 7:4, 9:6, 10:23, 19:5, 24:5
- Wisdom — 8:7
- Sirach — 25:9, 29:28
- Baruch — 3:9, 3:28
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 1:4, 1:17, 2:21
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 1:17, 2:23
- Enoch — 32:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 3 — 9:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΡΟΝΗΣΙΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΦΡΟΝΗΣΕ — of understanding, of prudence, of wisdom, of insight
- ΦΡΟΝΗΣΕΙ — to wisdom, to understanding, to prudence, to insight, to good sense
- ΦΡΟΝΗΣΕΙΑΝ — prudence, a prudence, wisdom, understanding, insight
- ΦΡΟΝΗΣΕΩΣ — of wisdom, of prudence, of understanding, of insight
- ΦΡΟΝΗΣΗΣ — prudence, wisdom, understanding, insight, a prudence, a wisdom
- ΦΡΟΝΗΣΙ — prudence, wisdom, understanding, insight, a prudence, a wisdom, (to) prudence, (to) wisdom, (to) understanding, (to) insight
- ΦΡΟΝΗΣΙΣ — prudence, a prudence, wisdom, understanding, insight, a sound mind
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