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πονηρός

ponērosevil/badHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective78 occurrences20 books72 verses

Definition

πονηρός, -ά, -όν

(πονέω, to toil), [in LXX chiefly for רַע ;]

1.

(a) of persons, oppressed by toils (Hes.);

(b) of things, toilsome, painful (καιρός, Sir.51.12): Ephesians 5:16; 6:13, Revelation 16:2.

2. bad, worthless;

(a) in physical sense: καρπός, Matthew 7:17-18;

(b) in ethical sense, bad, evil, wicked;

(α) of persons: Matthew 7:11; 12:34-35; 18:32; 25:26, Luke 6:45; 11:13; 19:22, Acts 17:5, 2 Thessalonians 3:2, 2 Timothy 3:13; γενεά, Matthew 12:39, 45; 16:4, Luke 11:29; πνεῦμια, Matthew 12:45, Luke 7:21; 8:2; 11:26, Acts 19:12-13, 15-16; as subst., οἱ π., opposite to δίκαιοι, Matthew 13:49; to ἀγαθοί, Matthew 5:45; 22:10; οἱ ἀχάριστοι καὶ π., Luke 6:35; sing., ὁ π., Matthew 5:39, 1 Corinthians 5:13; id. esp. of Satan, the evil one, Matthew 5:37; 6:13 (see Lft., Notes, 125 ff.; but cf. McN, in l) Matthew 13:19, 38, Luke 11:4 (WH, R, om.), John 17:15, Ephesians 6:16, 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (Lft., Notes, l.with), 1 John 2:13-14, John 3:12, John 5:18-19;

(β) of things: Matthew 5:11; 12:35; 15:19, Luke 6:22, 45, John 3:19; 7:7, Acts 18:14; 25:18, Galatians 1:4, Colossians 1:21, 1 Timothy 6:4, 2 Timothy 4:18, Hebrews 3:12; 10:22, James 2:4; 4:16, 1 John 3:12, 2 John 11, 3 John 10; ὀφθαλμός (which see), Matthew 6:23; 20:15, Mark 7:22, Luke 11:34; as subst., neut., τὸ π., Acts 28:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:22; opposite to ἀγαθόν, Luke 6:45, Romans 12:9; pl., Matthew 9:4, Mark 7:23, Luke 3:19.

Synonyms: see: ἄθεσμος

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πονηρός:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

78 total
  1. Acts 25:18πονηρῶν · with [any of the] crimes
    But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
  2. Acts 28:21πονηρόν · bad
    The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
  3. Romans 12:9πονηρόν · evil
    Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
  4. 1 Corinthians 5:13πονηρὸν · wicked [man]
    God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
  5. Galatians 1:4πονηροῦ · evil
    …who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
  6. Ephesians 5:16πονηραί · evil
    …redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
  7. Ephesians 6:13πονηρᾷ · of evil {comes}
    Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
  8. Ephesians 6:16πονηροῦ · evil one
    In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
  9. Colossians 1:21πονηροῖς · evil
    Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
  10. 1 Thessalonians 5:22πονηροῦ · of evil
    Abstain from every form of evil.
  11. 2 Thessalonians 3:2πονηρῶν · evil
    And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.
  12. 2 Thessalonians 3:3πονηροῦ · evil [one]
    But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
  13. 1 Timothy 6:4πονηραί · evil
    …he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
  14. 2 Timothy 3:13πονηροὶ · evil
    …while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
  15. 2 Timothy 4:18πονηροῦ · evil
    And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  16. Hebrews 3:12πονηρὰ · a wicked
    See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
  17. Hebrews 10:22πονηρᾶς · a guilty
    …let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
  18. James 2:4πονηρῶν · evil
    …have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
  19. James 4:16πονηρά · evil
    As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
  20. 1 John 2:13πονηρόν · evil [one]
    I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
  21. 1 John 2:14πονηρόν · evil [one]
    I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
  22. 1 John 3:12πονηροῦ · evil [one]; πονηρὰ · evil
    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
  23. 1 John 5:18πονηρὸς · evil [one]
    We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
  24. 1 John 5:19πονηρῷ · evil [one]
    We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
  25. 2 John 1:11πονηροῖς · evil
    Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
  26. 3 John 1:10πονηροῖς · malicious
    So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
  27. Revelation 16:2πονηρὸν · malignant
    So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.