φροντίζω; (φροντίς [‘ thought’, fr. φρονέω); fr. Theogn. and Hat. down; to think, to be careful; to be thoughtful or anxious: foll. by an inf. Tit. iii. 8.

φροντίζω phrontizō 1x

to be considerate, be careful, Tit. 3:8*

φροντίζω

(< φροντίς, thought), [in LXX: I Ki 9:5 (דָּאַג), Ps 39 (40):17 (חָשַׁב), al. ;]

to give heed, take thought (in cl. usually absol., c acc., c. gen.), c. inf., Tit 3:8 (v. Bl., § 69, 4; M, Pr., 206 f.).†

φροντίζω, “‘am careful,” ‘give heed,” is found in the NT only in Tit 3%, where it is followed by inf. (see Proleg. p. 206f.) : cf. P Ryl 11. 78° (A.p. 157) φρόντισον εὐθέως πέμψαι τὸν ληψόμενον αὐτόν, “take care to send somebody at once to take it”’ (Edd.), and P Grenf II. 7715 (iii/iv a.p.) (= Se/ecfons, p. 121) φροντίσατε οὖν τὰ ἀναλωθέντα ἑτοιμάσαι, “see to it therefore that you furnish the sums expended.” Elsewhere the verb is construed (1) c. gen., as in BGU I. 249°° (ii/A.D.) φρόντισον δ᾽ ἐμοῦ χορίου δερμάτ(ων) ἑξακοσίων, 2, 300'(A.D. 148) φροντιοῦντά μου τῶν ἐν ᾿Αρσινοείτῳ ὑπαρχόντων, P Oxy VII. 10728 (v/vi A.D.) σπούδασον φροντίσαι τοῦ νέου λάκκου Tod γιγνομένου σὺν θεῷ ἐν Tw κτήματι ἱερέων, ‘‘hasten to give heed to the new pond which is being made by the help of God in the priests’ estate” (Ed.). (2) c. acc., as in P Lond 285 (c. B.c. 162) (ΞΞ 1. p. 43, UPZ i. p. 343) φροτίσαι (Δ φροντίσαι) μοι σιτάριον, P Par 45% (B.C. 152) (= UPZi. p. 329) πεφρόνTika ὑπὲρ σοῦ χρήσιμα τῶν σῶν πραγμάτων. (3) c. ἵνα as in P Tebt I. 337 (B.c. 112) (= Sedections, p. 30) φρόν]τισον οὖν ἵνα γένηί(ται) ἀκολούθως, ‘take care that its instructions are followed” (with reference to a letter), and so’. (4) c. ὅπως (μή), as in P Hib I. 170! (B.c. 247) (= Witkowski?, Pp. 27) φρόντισον δέ, ὅπως μηκέτι ἀπὸ τούτων παρακούσει ἡμῶν, and (5) c. ὡς, as in P Tebt I. τοῦ (B.c. 119) φρόντισον ὡς τὰ τῆς ὑποσχέσεως ἐκπληρωθήσεται, ‘take care that the terms of his agreement are fulfilled” (Edd.). For the subst. φροντίς, cf. P Tebt I. 3317 (B.c. 112) (= Selections, p. 31) τὴν μεγίστην φροντίδα ποιουμένου, “‘taking the greatest care,’” P Amh II. 1355 (early ii/a.p.) τὴ(ν) φροντίδα πάντων ποιεῖν ὡς ἰδίων σου, “look after everything as if it were your own”’ (Edd.), and for φροντιστής, see Preisigke Hachworter, p. 179, and Worterbuch s.v.

φροντίζω (phrontizō) — be careful. φροντ-ίζω, 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 ἀνθρωπίνων[Refs 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+]