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Greek · G5308, G5426

ὑψηλὰ φρόνει

Lofty (in place or character) · to reason

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ὑψηλόςG5308lofty (in place or character)
Pronunciationhypsēlós
Describes both physical height and spiritual/moral elevation; metaphorically warns against arrogant thinking.
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φρονέωG5426to reason
Pronunciationphronéō
To be minded or disposed toward something; to set one's orientation on specific priorities.
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What does ὑψηλὰ φρόνει (hypsēla phronei) mean in the Bible?

ὑψηλός · φρονέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to be high-minded; arrogant".

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What does ὑψηλός · φρονέω mean in the Bible?

ὑψηλός · φρονέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to be high-minded; arrogant".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5308, G5426?

G5308, G5426 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to be high-minded; arrogant

Strong'sG5308, G5426
Lexical occurrences11 versesWord forms6 forms11 references

Source Gloss

to be high-minded; arrogant
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns6Aligned forms11Case patternAccusative (7)Number patternSingular (8)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterLuke 16:151×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineHeb 7:261×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineActs 13:171×
Dative · Plural · MasculineHeb 1:31×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 4:8 · Matt 17:1 · Mark 9:2 · Rev 21:10 · Rev 21:125×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterRom 11:20 · Rom 12:162×
11 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 26 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing6prospective1imperative4background2subjunctive2infinitive6participle5
Tense
present23imperfect2future1
Voice
active26
Mood
indicative9infinitive6participle5imperative4subjunctive2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:23φρονεῖςpresent active indicativeongoingMark 8:33φρονεῖςpresent active indicativeongoingActs 28:22φρονεῖςpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 8:5φρονοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 11:20φρόνειpresent active imperativeimperativeRomans 12:16φρονοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 12:16φρονοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 12:3φρονεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 12:3φρονεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 14:6φρονῶνpresent active participleparticipleRomans 14:6φρονεῖpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 15:5φρονεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 13:11ἐφρόνουνimperfect active indicativebackground2 Corinthians 13:11φρονεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeGalatians 5:10φρονήσετεfuture active indicativeprospectivePhilippians 1:7φρονεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitivePhilippians 2:2φρονῆτεpresent active subjunctivesubjunctivePhilippians 2:2φρονοῦντεςpresent active participleparticiplePhilippians 2:5φρονεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativePhilippians 3:15φρονῶμενpresent active subjunctivesubjunctivePhilippians 3:15φρονεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingPhilippians 3:19φρονοῦντεςpresent active participleparticiplePhilippians 4:10φρονεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitivePhilippians 4:10ἐφρονεῖτεimperfect active indicativebackgroundPhilippians 4:2φρονεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveColossians 3:2φρονεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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