verb
frontizamō
Strong’sG5431
I am thoughtful, careful
stem frontiz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
φροντίζω
(< φροντίς, thought), [in LXX: I Ki 9:5 (דָּאַג), Ps 39 (40):17 (חָשַׁב), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5431 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfron-tid'-zo
to exercise thought, i.e. be anxious
Fromfrom a derivative of G5424;
King Jamesbe careful.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future Attic dialect ιῶ Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐφρόντισα Refs 4th c.BC+, etc.: perfect πεφρόντικα Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, future φροντιοῦμαι, Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, see infr. IV: (φροντίς):
I absolutely, consider, reflect, take thought, φροντίζων εὑρίσκω Refs 5th c.BC+; give heed, pay attention, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 to be thoughtful or anxious, πεφροντικὸς βλέπεις you look careworn, Refs 5th c.BC+ Comedy texts 21; τὸ πεφροντικός, as substantive, care, thought, Refs 1st c.AD+
II with an object,
II.1 with accusative of things, consider, ponder, ἔχθος ἐμόν Refs 6th c.BC+; [ὀνείρατα] Refs 5th c.BC+.; devise, μηχανήν Refs (nisi to be read τοῦτον); ἐκεῖνο δ᾽ οὐ πεφροντίκαμεν, ὅτῳ τρόπῳ.. μνημονεύσομεν Refs 5th c.BC+; also directly followed by a relative clause, φ. ἥντιν᾽ [ὁδὸν] ἴω προτέρην Refs 6th c.BC+; φ. τί ποτε τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι Refs; take thought that.., see to it that, ὅπως.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς.. Refs 2nd c.BC+: with infinitive, NT+3rd c.AD+ with subjunctive, φ. μὴ ἄριστον ᾖ Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδὲν φ. εἰ.. Refs 5th c.BC+; φ. εἴτε.., εἴτε.. Refs: with infinitive, Refs 1st c.AD+: with participle, φροντίζεθ᾽ ὡς μαχούμενοι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with genitive, take thought for, give heed to a thing, regard it, mostly with a negative expressed or implied, σοὶ δ᾽ ἔμεθεν μὲν ἀπήχθετο φροντίσδην Refs 7th c.BC+; μησενὸς ἄλλου φ., πλὴν ὅπως.. Refs 5th c.BC+; conversely, τοὺς θεοὺς φ. οὐδὲν τῶν ἀνθρωπίνωνRefs 4th c.BC+: so with adverbs implying a negative, σμικρὰ φ. ὄχλου Refs 5th c.BC+; also without negative, οὗπερ δεῖ μάλιστα φ. Refs 5th c.BC+; later, to be steward or bailiff, τῶν ὑπαρχόντων τινός Refs 2nd c.AD+ to be concerned or anxious about, σφέων αὐτῶν πέρι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.b later, see to, provide for, furnish, σιτάριον, χρήσιμα, Refs 2nd c.BC+; τὰ ἐπιβάλλοντα τῇ ἑορτῇ Refs 2nd c.AD+; μηδὲν φροντίσας Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.c with accusative et participle, οὐ φροντίζει σκληρῶς σε καθήμενον Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 the object is frequently unexpressed, ἐφρόντιζε ἱστορέων, i. e. inquired carefully, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἲ τοὺς φίλους βλάπτοντες οὐ φροντίζετε who though ye do mischief to your friends reck not of it, Refs 5th c.BC+; μὴ φροντίσῃς heed it not Refs 5th c.BC+; with participle, τοιαῦτα.. γιγνόμενα.. ὁρῶντες οὐδὲν φροντίζετε Refs 5th c.BC+
III middle in signification Refs 5th c.BC+
IV later in passive, to be an object of thought or care, πεφροντισμένος carefully thought out; λόγος Refs 1st c.BC+; of a ward, ἡ-ομένη ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ θυγατριδῆ Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| frontizaleiōφροντίζωσιν | happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural | careful | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frontizamō | frontizame | frontizami | frontizama | frontizamē | frontizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | frontizasō | frontizase | frontizasi | frontizasa | frontizasē | frontizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frontizatō | frontizate | frontizati | frontizata | frontizatē | frontizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | frontizanō | frontizane | frontizani | frontizana | frontizanē | frontizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frontizavō | frontizave | frontizavi | frontizava | frontizavē | frontizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | frontizalō | frontizale | frontizali | frontizala | frontizalē | frontizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frontizameiō | frontizameia | frontizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | frontizaseiō | frontizaseia | frontizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frontizateiō | frontizateia | frontizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | frontizaneiō | frontizaneia | frontizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | frontizaveiō | frontizaveia | frontizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | frontizaleiō1×φροντίζωσιν | frontizaleia | frontizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | frontizasōr | frontizasar | frontizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frontizatōr | frontizatar | frontizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | frontizavōr | frontizavar | frontizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | frontizalōr | frontizalar | frontizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | frontizamoiō | frontizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | frontizasoiō | frontizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | frontizatoiō | frontizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | frontizanoiō | frontizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | frontizavoiō | frontizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | frontizaloiō | frontizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | frontizarō | frontizari | frontizara | frontizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | frontizarōntos | frontizarintos | frontizarantos | frontizarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
frontiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
frontizaleiō“careful”happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Titus 3:8“careful”… peri houteiu boulomō sin diabebaiorō, hina frontizaleiō kaleiu ergeiu prostēorō tois pisteuarēntois theo. …… And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to …