be careful

Greek Verb

φροντίζω (φροντίς, thought), [in LXX: 1Ki.9:5 (דָּאַג), Psa.40:17 (חָשַׁב), al;] to give heed, take thought (in cl. usually absol, with accusative, with genitive), with inf, Tit.3:8 (see Bl, § 69, 4; M, Pr., 206 f.). (AS)

be careful

Greek Verb

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+]

Greek

Verb

to exercise thought, i.e. be anxious; be careful; from a derivative of g5424 (φρήν)