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To reason

φρονέωStrong’s G5426

phroneō

Appears in 22 verses of the New Testament

In short

Phroneō is the Greek word usually translated “minding”, “think” and “regarding”. It appears in 22 verses of the New Testament.

“But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”
Matthew 16:23 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “minding”, “think” and “regarding”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • minding 4
  • to think 3
  • regarding 2
  • regards 2
  • to be of mind 2
  • your thoughts are of 1
  • you have in mind 1
  • you think 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Philippians 8
  • Romans 6
  • 1 Corinthians 2
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1
  • Acts 1

9 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 22 verses, by book
Matthew 1
16:23
Mark 1
8:33
Acts 1
28:22
1 Corinthians 2
4:613:11
2 Corinthians 1
13:11
Galatians 1
5:10
Colossians 1
3:2
Greek dictionary

φρονέω phroneō · to reason

φρονέω, -ῶ (φρήν), [in LXX: Deu.32:29, Zec.9:2 (חָכָם), Psa.94:8 (שָׂכַל hi.), Isa.44:18 (בִּין) Isa.44:28, Est.8:13, Wis.1:1 14:30, 1Ma.10:20, 2Ma.9:12; 2Ma.14:8 2Mac 14:26 * ;] 1. to have understanding (Hon., al.). …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “reason” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

REASON, noun

re'zn. [Latin ratio, which is from ratus, and which proves reor to be contracted from redo, redor, and all unite with rod, Latin radius, etc. Gr. to say or speak, whence rhetoric. See Read.]

  1. That which is thought or which is alleged in words, as the ground or cause of opinion, conclusion or determination.
  2. The cause, ground, principle or motive of any thing said or done; that which supports or justifies a determination, plan or measure.
  3. Efficient cause.
  4. Final cause.
All definitions and other forms of “reason”
  1. A faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes truth from falsehood, and good from evil, and which enables the possessor to deduce inferences from facts or from propositions.
  2. Ratiocination; the exercise of reason
  3. Right; justice; that which is dictated or supported by reason Every man claims to have reason on his side.
  4. Reasonable claim; justice.
  5. Rationale; just account.
  6. Moderation; moderate demands; claims which reason and justice admit or prescribe.

RE'ASON, verb intransitive

  1. To exercise the faculty of reason; to deduce inferences justly from premises.
  2. To argue; to infer conclusions from premises, or to deduce new or unknown propositions from previous propositions which are known or evident.
  3. To debate; to confer or inquire by discussion or mutual communication of thoughts, arguments or reasons.“And they reasoned among themselves” Matthew 16:7
  4. To reason with, to argue with; to endeavor to inform, convince or persuade by argument. reason with a profligate son, and if possible, persuade him of his errors.
  5. To discourse; to talk; to take or give an account.“Stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord. obsolete” 1 Samuel 12:7

RE'ASON, verb transitive

  1. To examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
  2. To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one into a belief of truth; to reason one out of his plan; to reason down a passion.

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.