Lexicon :: Strong's G5424 - phrēn

φρήν
Transliteration
phrēn (Key)
Pronunciation
frane
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from an obsolete phrao (to rein in or curb, cf φράσσω (G5420))
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
10x in 2 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 9:220,1277

Strong’s Definitions

φρήν phrḗn, frane; probably from an obsolete φράω phráō (to rein in or curb; compare G5420); the midrif (as a partition of the body), i.e. (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties):—understanding.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5424 in the following manner: understanding (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5424 in the following manner: understanding (2x).

  1. the midriff or diaphragm, the parts of the heart

  2. the mind

    1. the faculty of perceiving and judging

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φρήν phrḗn, frane; probably from an obsolete φράω phráō (to rein in or curb; compare G5420); the midrif (as a partition of the body), i.e. (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties):—understanding.
STRONGS G5424:
φρήν, φρενος, ἡ, plural φρένες, from Homer down, the Sept. several times in Proverbs for לֵב:
1. the midriff or diaphragm, the parts about the heart.
2. the mind; the faculty of perceiving and judging: also in the plural; as, 1 Corinthians 14:20.
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