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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5424. φρήν (phrén) -- Mind, understanding, intellect</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5424.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/19-38.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5424.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5424</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5423.htm" title="5423">◄</a> 5424. phrén <a href="../greek/5425.htm" title="5425">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">phrén: Mind, understanding, intellect</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φρήν</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>phrén<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>frane<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(frane)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Mind, understanding, intellect<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the mind, intellect, thought, understanding.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an obsolete word φράω (phráō), meaning "to rein in or curb."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "phrén" is לֵב (leb), Strong's Hebrew 3820, which also denotes the heart or mind as the center of thought and emotion.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "phrén" refers to the mind or intellect, often emphasizing the seat of understanding, thought, and moral reflection. It is used to describe the faculty of perceiving and judging, highlighting the importance of a sound mind in spiritual discernment and moral decision-making.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of the "mind" was central to philosophical discussions about human nature and the soul. The Greeks often associated the mind with rational thought and moral reasoning. In the context of the New Testament, the term "phrén" would have been understood as the center of intellectual and ethical activity, aligning with the Jewish emphasis on wisdom and understanding as gifts from God.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5424</b> <i>phrḗn</i> (a feminine noun) – properly, "the midriff (diaphragm), the parts around the heart" (J. Thayer); (figuratively) visceral (personal) opinion; what a person "really has <i>in mind</i>," i.e. inner outlook (mind-set, <i>in</i>sight) that <i>regulates</i> outward behavior. <a href="/greek/5429.htm">See 5429</a> (<i>phronimos</i>).</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/5424.htm">5424</a> (<i>phrḗn</i>) is the root of the English term, "diaphragm," which <i>regulates</i> breathing.] </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>midriff, heart, mind, thought<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>thinking (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5424: φρήν</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φρήν</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φρενος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, plural <span class="greek2">φρένες</span>, from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> several times in Proverbs for <span class="hebrew">לֵב</span>: <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">the midriff or diaphragm,</span> the parts about the heart. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">the mind; the faculty of perceiving and judging</span>: also in the plural; as, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>understanding. <p>Probably from an obsolete phrao (to rein in or curb; compare <a href="/greek/5420.htm">phrasso</a>); 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. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5420.htm">phrasso</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φρένες φρενών φρεσί φρεσιν φρεσίν φρεσὶν φρίκη φρίκην φρικτά φρικώδη phresin phresín phresìn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/14-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 14:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γίνεσθε ταῖς <b>φρεσίν</b> ἀλλὰ τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> do not be children <span class="itali">in your thinking;</span> yet<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> children <span class="itali">in understanding:</span> howbeit<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> be in the <span class="itali">minds</span> but in the [regard to]<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/14-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 14:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ταῖς δὲ <b>φρεσὶν</b> τέλειοι γίνεσθε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> be infants, <span class="itali">but in your thinking</span> be mature.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but <span class="itali">in understanding</span> be<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the [regard to] however <span class="itali">thinking</span> full grown be<p><b><a href="/greek/5424.htm">Strong's Greek 5424</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5424.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/phresin_5424.htm">φρεσίν — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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