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ὑψηλὰ φρόνει

Lofty (in place or character) · to reason

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ὑψηλός G5308 lofty (in place or character)

Pronunciation hypsēlós

Describes both physical height and spiritual/moral elevation; metaphorically warns against arrogant thinking.

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φρονέω G5426 to reason

Pronunciation phronéō

To be minded or disposed toward something; to set one's orientation on specific priorities.

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What does ὑψηλὰ φρόνει (hypsēla phronei) mean in the Bible?

ὑψηλός · φρονέω is a Greek word meaning "to be high-minded; arrogant".

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Meaning

to be high-minded; arrogant

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 16:15 1×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Heb 7:26 1×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 13:17 1×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Heb 1:3 1×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:8 · Matt 17:1 · Mark 9:2 · Rev 21:10 · Rev 21:12 5×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rom 11:20 · Rom 12:16 2×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 26 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 6 prospective 1 imperative 4 background 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 6 participle 5

Tense

present 23 imperfect 2 future 1

Voice

active 26

Mood

indicative 9 infinitive 6 participle 5 imperative 4 subjunctive 2

NT Occurrences

Matthew 16:23 φρονεῖς present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:33 φρονεῖς present active indicative ongoing Acts 28:22 φρονεῖς present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:5 φρονοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Romans 11:20 φρόνει present active imperative imperative Romans 12:16 φρονοῦντες present active participle participle Romans 12:16 φρονοῦντες present active participle participle Romans 12:3 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 12:3 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 14:6 φρονῶν present active participle participle Romans 14:6 φρονεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 15:5 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 13:11 ἐφρόνουν imperfect active indicative background 2 Corinthians 13:11 φρονεῖτε present active imperative imperative Galatians 5:10 φρονήσετε future active indicative prospective Philippians 1:7 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Philippians 2:2 φρονῆτε present active subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 2:2 φρονοῦντες present active participle participle Philippians 2:5 φρονεῖτε present active imperative imperative Philippians 3:15 φρονῶμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 3:15 φρονεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Philippians 3:19 φρονοῦντες present active participle participle Philippians 4:10 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Philippians 4:10 ἐφρονεῖτε imperfect active indicative background Philippians 4:2 φρονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Colossians 3:2 φρονεῖτε present active imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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