Word study · Greek
φρόνησις
phronēsisG5428understanding
Used 2 times in the tagged text.
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- φρόνησις, -εως, ἡ
- (φρονέω), [in LXX for בִּינָה, תָּבוּן, חׇכְמָה, etc. ;]
- understanding, practical wisdom, prudence: Luk.1:17, Eph.1:8.†
- SYN.: see: σοφία, and cf. Lft., Notes, 317 (AS)
Same idea, other words · Wisdom and knowing
To know in the Bible is more than to possess information: it is to be in relationship. Wisdom is skill for living in God's world.
- חׇכְמָהchokhmah wisdomwisdom, skillH2451
- σοφίαsophia wisdomwisdomG4678
- φρόνησιςphronēsis understandingunderstanding, practical insightG5428
- יָדַעyada to knowto know, including intimate knowingH3045
- γινώσκωginōskō to knowto know, to come to knowG1097
- ἐπίγνωσιςepignōsis knowledgefull knowledge, recognitionG1922
Where it appears
- Luke1
- Ephesians1
Every use · BSB
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.”
that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
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