What does ὑψηλός · φρονέω mean in the Bible?
ὑψηλός · φρονέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to be high-minded; arrogant".
Greek · G5308, G5426
ὑψηλὰ φρόνει
Lofty (in place or character) · to reason
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ὑψηλός G5308 lofty (in place or character)
Pronunciation hypsēlós
Describes both physical height and spiritual/moral elevation; metaphorically warns against arrogant thinking.
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φρονέω G5426 to reason
Pronunciation phronéō
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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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
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 patterns 6 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Accusative (7) Number pattern Singular (8)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 16:15 1×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 7:26 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 13:17 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Heb 1:3 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:8 · Matt 17:1 · Mark 9:2 · Rev 21:10 · Rev 21:12 5×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rom 11:20 · Rom 12:16 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 26 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 23 imperfect 2 future 1
Voice
active 26
Mood
indicative 9 infinitive 6 participle 5 imperative 4 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:23 φρονεῖς present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:33 φρονεῖς present active indicative ongoing Acts 28:22 φρονεῖς present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:5 φρονοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Romans 11:20 φρόνει present active imperative imperative Romans 12:16 φρονοῦντες present active participle participle Romans 12:16 φρονοῦντες present active participle participle Romans 12:3 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 12:3 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 14:6 φρονῶν present active participle participle Romans 14:6 φρονεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 15:5 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 13:11 ἐφρόνουν imperfect active indicative background 2 Corinthians 13:11 φρονεῖτε present active imperative imperative Galatians 5:10 φρονήσετε future active indicative prospective Philippians 1:7 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Philippians 2:2 φρονῆτε present active subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 2:2 φρονοῦντες present active participle participle Philippians 2:5 φρονεῖτε present active imperative imperative Philippians 3:15 φρονῶμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 3:15 φρονεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Philippians 3:19 φρονοῦντες present active participle participle Philippians 4:10 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Philippians 4:10 ἐφρονεῖτε imperfect active indicative background Philippians 4:2 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Colossians 3:2 φρονεῖτε present active imperative imperative
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)
Word Origins
ὑψηλὰ φρόνει is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain