Phrónēsis — G5428

Definition

feminine noun

mental action or activity, i.e. intellectual or moral insight

1. specifically, knowledcje and holy love of the will of God (A. V. wisdom)

Usually translated as

prudence, wisdom

Origin

from G5426

• phronéō (G5426)

Occurrences

Phrónēsis occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Ephesians (1)

• Luke 1:17 — 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 (φρονήσει) of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
• Ephesians 1:8 — Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence (φρονήσει);