Shrewdly
φρονίμωςStrong’s G5430phronimōs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Phronimōs is the Greek word usually translated “shrewdly”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.”
Meaning
Usually translated “shrewdly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- shrewdly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
φρονίμως phronimōs · shrewdly
φρονίμως adv., sensibly, prudently: Luk.16:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “shrewdly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHREWD'LY, adverb
Mischievously; destructively.
- Vexatiously; used of slight mischief.
- Archly; sagaciously; with good guess; as, I shrewdly suspect; he shrewdly observed.
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.