φρονέω (fronέō) — to have an attitude / to think in a particular manner / to ponder

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: to have an attitude, to think in a particular manner

Semantic entry: 26.16

Semantic domains: Psychological Faculties

Definition: (derivative of the base φρον ‘thoughtful planning,’ 26.15: φρήν / 26.15: φρόνημα / 26.15: φρόνησις) to employ one’s faculty for thoughtful planning, with emphasis upon the underlying disposition or attitude

Notes: In some instances it may be appropriate to render OET PHP 2:5 as ‘you should think the way Christ Jesus did’ or ‘how Jesus Christ thought about things is the way you should think about them’ (in which a term meaning ‘things’ would refer to events and not simply to material objects).|It is also possible to understand φρονέω in OET PHP 2:5 as referring specifically to the attitude of people to one another.

Show passage in OET: ROM 12:16

OET-RV ROM 12:16

16 Treat others equally—not treating some as higher, and being condescending to those who are poorer. Don’t act in a calculating way.

OET-LV ROM 12:16

16 The same thing toward one _another thinking, not the elevated things thinking, but to _the humble being _condescending.
Not be _becoming prudent with yourselves.

Show passage in OET: ROM 15:5

OET-RV ROM 15:5

5 May the God of endurance and encouragement help you all to think likewise, just like Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) Messiah did,

OET-LV ROM 15:5

5 And the god of_ the _endurance and the exhortation, might _give to _you _all the same to _be _thinking with one _another according _to Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), chosen _one /messiah

Jump to OET ROM 12:16 section.

Jump to OET ROM 15:5 section.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: OET ROM 12:16 · OET ROM 15:5

CO1: OET CO1 13:11

PHP: OET PHP 1:7 · OET PHP 2:2 · OET PHP 2:5 · OET PHP 3:15 · OET PHP 4:2 · OET PHP 4:10

Sense 2: to ponder, to let one’s mind dwell on, to keep thinking about, to fix one’s attention on

Semantic entry: 30.20

Semantic domains: Think

Subdomains: To Think, Thought

Definition: to keep on giving serious consideration to something

Show passage in OET: MAT 16:23

OET-RV MAT 16:23

23 Yeshua turned towards Kefa and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You’re tempting me because you’re not thinking in a godly way, but only in human terms.”

OET-LV MAT 16:23

23 But he having _been _turned said to_ the _Petros:
Be _going behind me, Satan/(Sāţān).
You _are a_temptation of _me, because you _are_ not _thinking the things of_ the _god, but the things the of _humans.

Show passage in OET: ROM 8:5

OET-RV ROM 8:5

5 People who are governed by their physical desires think about physical things, but those who are governed by the spirit think about spiritual things.

OET-LV ROM 8:5

5 For/Because the ones according _to flesh being, the things of _the flesh are _thinking, but the ones according _to spirit, the things of _the spirit.

Jump to OET MAT 16:23 section.

Jump to OET ROM 8:5 section.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 16:23

ROM: OET ROM 8:5

PHP: OET PHP 3:19

COL: OET COL 3:2

Sense 3: to hold a view, to have an opinion, to consider, to regard

Semantic entry: 31.1

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Have an Opinion, Hold a View

Definition: to hold a view or have an opinion with regard to something

Show passage in OET: MRK 8:33

OET-RV MRK 8:33

33 Yeshua turned back and looked at the others, then reprimanded Kefa, “Stand back, Satan—you’re applying human values instead of considering God’s plan.”

OET-LV MRK 8:33

33 And he, having _been _turned _back and having _seen the apprentices/followers of _him, gave _rebuke to_ the _Petros and is _saying:
Be _going behind me, Satan/(Sāţān), because you _are_ not _thinking the things of_ the _god, but the things of_ the _humans.

Show passage in OET: ACT 28:22

OET-RV ACT 28:22

22 But we would very much like to hear from you about your thinking, because we’ve certainly heard about this new sect because everyone is speaking out against it.”

OET-LV ACT 28:22

22 But we _are _considering _worthy to _hear from you what you _are _thinking, because/for indeed concerning the this sect it _is known to _us, that it _is _being _spoken _against everywhere.

Jump to OET MRK 8:33 section.

Jump to OET ACT 28:22 section.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: OET MRK 8:33

ACT: OET ACT 28:22

ROM: OET ROM 12:3

CO2: OET CO2 13:11

GAL: OET GAL 5:10

Sense 4: to honor, to show honor to, to respect

Semantic entry: 87.12

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: Honor or Respect in Relation to Status

Definition: to acknowledge the high status of a person or event

Show passage in OET: ROM 8:5

OET-RV ROM 8:5

5 People who are governed by their physical desires think about physical things, but those who are governed by the spirit think about spiritual things.

OET-LV ROM 8:5

5 For/Because the ones according _to flesh being, the things of _the flesh are _thinking, but the ones according _to spirit, the things of _the spirit.

Show passage in OET: ROM 14:6

OET-RV ROM 14:6

6 Anyone who considers a certain day to be special is thinking about Yahweh. Likewise, anyone who’s eating meat is eating to serve Yahweh, and gives thanks to God. The person who doesn’t eat meat is declining it in order to serve Yahweh, and gives thanks to God.

OET-LV ROM 14:6

6 The one thinking the day special, to_the_master he _is _thinking.
And he eating, to_the_master he _is _eating, because/for he _is _giving _thanks to _the to_god, and the one not eating, to_the_master not is _eating, and is _giving _thanks to_ the _god.

Jump to OET ROM 8:5 section.

Jump to OET ROM 14:6 section.

Sense 5: to be haughty, to be arrogant

Semantic entry: 88.209

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Arrogance, Haughtiness, Pride

Definition: to have an arrogant, haughty attitude

Collocations: ὑψηλὰ φρονέω

Show passage in OET: ROM 11:20

OET-RV ROM 11:20

20 Well you’re right. They were broken off because of their disbelief, and it’s true that you’re there because of your faith. But don’t get a big head—maintain your reverence for God,

OET-LV ROM 11:20

20 Rightly, by _their unbelief they _were _broken _off, but you the by _faith have _stood.
Not high be _thinking, but be _fearing.