Phronimos describes people presented as thoughtful or prudent in judgment, provision, and conduct.

The adjective most often characterizes people as thoughtful or as regarding themselves as wise, whether commendably or as a warning against self-estimation. In other settings it marks prudent provision and oversight, and it can describe shrewd conduct in a difficult situation.

1. Thoughtful or wise characterization · dominant

   The nominative plural forms describe people addressed as sensible in 1 Corinthians 10:15, people called thoughtful in contrast with foolish and weak persons in 1 Corinthians 4:10, and people who bear with the foolish in 2 Corinthians 11:19. In Romans 11:25 and Romans 12:16, the clause warns against being wise or thoughtful in one's own estimation.

   1 Corinthians 10:151 Corinthians 4:102 Corinthians 11:19Romans 11:25Romans 12:16
2. Prudent provision and responsible oversight · common

   In Matthew 25:2, Matthew 25:4, Matthew 25:8, and Matthew 25:9, the feminine plural forms refer to the group that takes oil with its lamps and answers the request for oil. In Matthew 24:45 and Luke 12:42, the singular form describes a slave or manager appointed to give food or grain at the proper time.

   Matthew 25:2Matthew 25:4Matthew 25:8Matthew 25:9Matthew 24:45Luke 12:42
3. Shrewd or wise conduct · occasional

   In Matthew 10:16, the plural form occurs in the instruction to be wise as serpents while remaining innocent as doves. Matthew 7:24 applies the dative singular to the man who hears and does the words before building on rock, while Luke 16:8 uses the comparative plural in the statement that the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own generation.

   Matthew 10:16Matthew 7:24Luke 16:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "thoughtful," but also has "sensible" in 1 Corinthians 10:15, "wise" in Matthew 10:16 and Romans 11:25, and "shrewd" in Luke 16:8. These are presentations within a loose, whole-verse translation.