G5424 – phren – φρήν – a gut; fig. a mindset, inclination, instinct
- Strong’s ID:
- G5424
- Greek Word:
- φρήν
- Transliteration:
- phren
- Pronunciation:
- frane
- Part of Speech:
- noun feminine
- Etymology:
- probably from an obsolete φραω phrao (to rein in or curb; compare G5420)
- Usage Count:
- 2
- Search:
- Find “phren” in the Bible (New Testament)
Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon
1) a gut
2) figuratively: a mindset, inclination (i.e., “a gut reaction”)
3) figuratively: an instinct (i.e., “a gut feeling”)
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon
probably from an obsolete φραω phrao (to rein in or curb; compare G5420); the midrif (as a partition of the body), i.e. (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension [also in the plural] the mind or cognitive faculties):—understanding.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) the midriff or diaphragm, the parts of the heart
2) the mind
2a) the faculty of perceiving and judging
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.