Gloss
evil, wickedness, malice, in the NT always a negative moral quality opposed to God and his goodness
Forms of the word
Dictionary
πονηρία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
ponēria
Simplified transliteration
poneria
Numbers
Strong's number
4189
GK Number
4504
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
7
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Definition
pr. badness, bad condition; in NT evil disposition of mind, wickedness, mischief, malignity, Mt. 22:18; pl. πονηριαι, wicked deeds, villanies, Mk. 7:23; Acts 3:26
Greek-English Concordance for πονηρία
| Matthew 22:18 | But Jesus, perceiving their evil (ponērian | πονηρίαν | acc sg fem) intent, said, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? |
| Mark 7:22 | adulteries, greedy actions, wicked (ponēriai | πονηρίαι | nom pl fem) deeds, deceit, sensuality, selfishness, slander, arrogance, lack of moral sense. |
| Luke 11:39 | The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish; but the inside of you is full of greed and wickedness (ponērias | πονηρίας | gen sg fem). |
| Acts 3:26 | God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each one of you from your wicked (ponēriōn | πονηριῶν | gen pl fem) ways.” |
| Romans 1:29 | They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness (ponēria | πονηρίᾳ | dat sg fem), covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, meanness. They are gossips, |
| 1 Corinthians 5:8 | So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and wickedness (ponērias | πονηρίας | gen sg fem), but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. |
| Ephesians 6:12 | for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil (ponērias | πονηρίας | gen sg fem) in the heavenly realms. |
