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Koine Greek wordlink #53954

SR GNT Luke 16:8 φρονίμως (fronimōs) ‘manager of unrighteousness because prudently he performed because the’ Strongs=54300 Lemma=fronimōs^*
Word role=adverb
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form φρονίμως (D-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘φρονίμως’ (D-···) is always and only glossed as ‘prudently’.

Luke 16:8 ‘manager of unrighteousness because prudently he performed because the’ SR GNT Luke 16:8 word 10

OET-LV: 8 And the master praised the manager of_ the _unrighteousness, because he _performed prudently. Because the sons of_ the this _age are more _prudently beyond the sons of _the light in the generation which of _themselves. (LUK_16:8)

OET-RV: 8 When he heard, the landowner praised the dishonest manager for his shrewdness because the modern generation are better at working the system than the children of light in their generation. (LUK 16:8)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘fronimōs’ in the Greek originals.

Key: D=adverb