φρήν
phrēn
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thinking
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phren refers to the thinking in which believers are urged to be mature rather than childish.
The attested use concerns the sphere of thinking: 1 Corinthians 14:20 contrasts childish thinking with maturity in thinking.
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Thinking marked by maturity · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 14:20, the two dative plural feminine forms occur in the contrast between not being children in thinking and being mature in thinking. The APB renders the verse, “do not be children in your thinking” and “in your thinking be mature.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 14:20, the APB presents the forms as “your thinking” and “your thinking”.