phronimos · wise, sensible

What it means

phronimos (φρόνιμος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wise, sensible”.

Sensible, prudent, practically wise; "wise in your own eyes", self-satisfied.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Someone who acts with good sense.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• wise ×11
• shrewd ×2
• sensible people ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×7
• Luke×2
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×2
• 2 Corinthians×1

• Matthew 7:24

  “So everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

• Matthew 10:16

  Look, I am sending you like sheep among wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.

• Matthew 24:45

  Who, then, is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

• Matthew 25:2

  And five of them were foolish and five wise.

• Matthew 25:4

  but the wise took oil in flasks with their lamps.

• Matthew 25:8

  And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

• Matthew 25:9

  But the wise answered, saying, ‘No; otherwise there will certainly not be enough for us and for you; go instead to those who sell and buy for yourselves.’

• Luke 12:42

  And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge over his household staff to give them their food allowance at the proper time?

• Luke 16:8

  And the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd than the sons of light in dealing with their own generation.

• Romans 11:25

  For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of this mystery, so that you may not be wise in your own estimation: that a hardening in part has come upon Israel until the fullness of the nations has come in;

• Romans 12:16

  Be of the same mind toward one another; do not set your mind on lofty things, but let yourselves be carried along by what is humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

• 1 Corinthians 4:10

  We are fools for the sake of the Messiah, but you are wise in the Messiah; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are dishonored.

• 1 Corinthians 10:15

  I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.

• 2 Corinthians 11:19

  For you gladly bear with fools, being wise yourselves!