Strong's G5429 · Greek

φρόνιμος

phronimos · fron'-ee-mos

from 5424; thoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while 4680 denotes practical skill or acumen; and 4908 indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense conceited (also in the comparative)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

φρόνιμος (G5429)

14 φρόνιμος , -ον ( φρονέω ), [in LXX for נָבוֺן , חָכָם etc. ;] practically wise, sensible, prudent : Mt 10:16 24:45 , Lk 12:42 , I Co 10:15 ; opp. to μωρός , Mt 7:24 25:2 , 4 , 8 , 9 , I Co 4:10 ; to ἄφρων , II Co 11:19 ; φ. παρ’ ἑαυτῷ (EV, wise in one's own conceit ), Ro 11:25 12:16 (cf. Pr 3:7 ); compar., -ώτερος , Lk 16:8 .† SYN. : v.s. σοφός

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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