"a thoughtful frame, sense, rightmindedness, Lk. 1:17; intelligence, Eph. 1:8*"
Definition and meaning
a thoughtful frame, sense, rightmindedness, Lk. 1:17; intelligence, Eph. 1:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: φρόνησις
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of phronesis (G5428) across the King James Bible.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
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Common questions
Strong's G5428 (phronesis) is a Greek word that means: a thoughtful frame, sense, rightmindedness, Lk. 1:17; intelligence, Eph. 1:8* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word phronesis (G5428) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5428 is phronesis, a Greek word defined as: a thoughtful frame, sense, rightmindedness, Lk. 1:17; intelligence, Eph. 1:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
phronesis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.