Greek · G5429, G1438 · unreviewed

φρόνιμοι παρ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς

Thoughtful · themself

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φρόνιμος G5429 thoughtful

Pronunciation phrónimos

Practical wisdom expressed in sensible conduct, distinct from mere intellectual knowledge or self-conceit

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ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself

Pronunciation heautoû

Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's action upon itself; also used reciprocally for "one another

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What does φρόνιμοι παρ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς (phronimoi par heautois) mean in the Bible?

φρόνιμος · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek word meaning "wise in one's own estimation; conceited".

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Meaning

wise in one's own estimation; conceited

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 10:16 · Rom 11:25 · Rom 12:16 · 1 Cor 4:10 · 2 Cor 11:19 5×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 25:2 · Matt 25:4 · Matt 25:9 3×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 24:45 · Luke 12:42 2×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 16:8 1×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 7:24 1×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 25:8 1×

Dative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 10:15 1×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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