5427. phronéma
Strong's Lexicon
phronéma: Mindset, thought, purpose, inclination

Original Word: φρόνημα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: phronéma
Pronunciation: fro'-nay-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (fron'-ay-mah)
Definition: Mindset, thought, purpose, inclination
Meaning: thought, purpose, aspirations.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneō), meaning "to think" or "to have a mindset."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "phronéma," the concept of mindset or inclination can be related to Hebrew terms like לֵב (leb, Strong's H3820), meaning "heart" or "inner man," which often denotes the seat of thought and intention.

Usage: The term "phronéma" refers to the mindset or disposition of an individual. It encompasses the attitudes, inclinations, and purposes that govern one's thoughts and actions. In the New Testament, it is often used to contrast the mindset of the flesh with the mindset of the Spirit, highlighting the internal orientation that influences behavior and spiritual life.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "phronéma" was significant in philosophical discussions about the nature of the mind and human behavior. It was understood as the inner disposition that directs one's life. In the context of early Christianity, this term was used to emphasize the transformation of the believer's mind through the work of the Holy Spirit, distinguishing between worldly and spiritual inclinations.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 5427 phrónēma (a neuter noun) – properly visceral opinion (the innermost, personal level of opinion); inner perspective as it determines (regulating) outward behavior, especially as it bears on the outward results (i.e. of exercising personal insight). Note the suffix, -ma, pointing to the result of the verbal idea. See 5429 (phronimos).

5427 /phrónēma ("the results of gut-insight") connects how the individual processes opinion-making to how they act.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from phroneó
Definition
the thought (that which is in the mind)
NASB Translation
mind (1), mind set (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5427: φρόνημα

φρόνημα, φρονηματος, τό (φρονέω, which see), what one has in mind, the thoughts and purposes (A. V. mind): Romans 8:6f, 27. (Hesychius φρόνημα. βούλημα, θέλημα. In various other senses also from Aeschylus down.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be, be carnally, be spiritually minded.

From phroneo; (mental) inclination or purpose -- (be, + be carnally, + be spiritually) mind(-ed).

see GREEK phroneo

Forms and Transliterations
φρονημα φρόνημα phronema phronēma phrónema phrónēma
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 8:6 N-NNS
GRK: τὸ γὰρ φρόνημα τῆς σαρκὸς
NAS: For the mind set on the flesh
KJV: to be carnally minded [is] death; but
INT: the indeed mind of the flesh

Romans 8:6 N-NNS
GRK: τὸ δὲ φρόνημα τοῦ πνεύματος
NAS: For the mind set on the flesh
KJV: to be spiritually minded [is] life and
INT: but [the] mind of the Spirit

Romans 8:7 N-NNS
GRK: διότι τὸ φρόνημα τῆς σαρκὸς
NAS: because the mind set on the flesh
KJV: the carnal mind [is] enmity
INT: Because the mind of the flesh

Romans 8:27 N-NNS
GRK: τί τὸ φρόνημα τοῦ πνεύματος
NAS: what the mind of the Spirit
KJV: what [is] the mind of the Spirit,
INT: what [is] the mind of the Spirit

Strong's Greek 5427
4 Occurrences


φρόνημα — 4 Occ.















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