πονηρία ponēria · G4189
evil
πονηρία, -ας, ἡ; (πονηρός), [in LXX chiefly for רַע ; ] ; iniquity, wickedness: Mat.22:18, Luk.11:39, Rom.1:29, Eph.6:12; pl. (see Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220; Swete, Mk., 153), Mrk.7:22, Act.3:26; κακία καὶ π., 1Co.5:8.†; SYN.: see: κακία. (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πονηρ-ία, ἡ, ; bad state or condition, ὀφθαλμῶν []; II in moral sense, wickedness, vice, knavery, ἡ μωρία.. ἀδελφὴ τῆς π. ἔφυ []; εἰς τὴν π. πάλιν τρέπεται turns again to vice, []: in plural, knavish tricks, rogueries, []; II.2 baseness, cowardice, []; II.3 with a political connotation, mob-rule, []
Where it's used 7 times
Matthew 22:18 · Mark 7:22 · Luke 11:39 · Acts 3:26 · Romans 1:29 · 1 Corinthians 5:8 · Ephesians 6:12
Source: TBESG G4189; TFLSJ G4189
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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