Thinking
φρήνStrong’s G5424phrēn
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Phrēn is the Greek word usually translated “minds” and “thinking”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.”
Meaning
Usually translated “minds” and “thinking”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- minds 1
- thinking 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
φρήν phrēn · thinking
φρήν genitive, φρενός, ἡ, [in LXX most frequently in Pr (Pro.6:32, al.) and chiefly for לֵב; also 3Ma.4:16 3Mac 5:47 ;] chiefly in Hom. and Trag., but also in Plat., al., both sing. and pl.; 1. in physical sense, the parts about the heart, midriff. 2. heart, mind, thought: pl., 1Co.14:20 (see Edwards, Eng.-Gr. Lex., App., 1).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “thinking” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THINK'ING, participle present
tense Having ideas; supposing; judging; imagining; intending; meditating.
- adjective Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas.
All definitions and other forms of “thinking”
THINK'ING, noun
Imagination; cogitation; judgment.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.