πονηρός ponēros · G4190

evil/bad

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): Eph.5:16 6:13 Rev.16:2. ; 2. bad, worthless; (a) in physical sense: καρπός, Mat.7:17-18; (b) in ethical sense, bad, evil, wicked; (α) of persons: Mat.7:11 12:34-35 18:32 25:26, Luk.6:45 11:13 19:22, Act.17:5, 2Th.3:2, 2Ti.3:13; γενεά, Mat.12:39, 45 16:4, Luk.11:29; πνεῦμια, Mat.12:45, Luk.7:21 8:2 11:26, Act.19:12-13, 15-16; as subst., οἱ π., opposite to δίκαιοι, Mat.13:49; to ἀγαθοί, Mat.5:45 22:10; οἱ ἀχάριστοι καὶ π., Luk.6:35; sing., ὁ π., Mat.5:39, 1Co.5:13; id. esp. of Satan, the evil one, Mat.5:37 6:13 (see Lft., …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πονηρός, ά, όν, ; in physical sense, oppressed by toils, πονηρότατος καὶ ἄριστος, of Heracles, []; 2 of things, toilsome, painful, grievous, ἔργα []; II in bad case, in sorry plight, useless, good-for-nothing, σύμμαχοι[]; κύων, ἱππάριον, []; δίαιτα, τροφή, σιτία, injurious, []; π. σῶμα, opposed to χρηστόν, []; π. σκώμματα sorry jests, []; π. πράγματα a bad state of things, []; π. ἀρχὴ τῆς παιδείας a bad beginning, [] adverb, -ρῶς ἔχειν to be in bad case, []; π. διακεῖσθαι, διατεθῆναι, []; III …

Where it's used 79 times

Matthew 5:11 · Matthew 5:37 · Matthew 5:39 · Matthew 5:45 · Matthew 6:13 · Matthew 6:23 · Matthew 7:11 · Matthew 7:17 · Matthew 7:18 · Matthew 9:4 · Matthew 12:34 · Matthew 12:35 · Matthew 12:39 · Matthew 12:45 · Matthew 13:19 · Matthew 13:38 · Matthew 13:49 · Matthew 15:19 · Matthew 16:4 · Matthew 18:32 · Matthew 20:15 · Matthew 22:10 · Matthew 25:26 · Mark 7:22 · Mark 7:23 · Luke 3:19 · Luke 6:22 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 6:45 · Luke 7:21 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 11:4 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 11:26 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 11:34 · Luke 19:22 · John 3:19 · John 7:7 · John 17:15 · Acts 17:5 · Acts 18:14 · Acts 19:12 · Acts 19:13 · Acts 19:15 · Acts 19:16 · Acts 25:18 · Acts 28:21 · Romans 12:9 · 1 Corinthians 5:13 · Galatians 1:4 · Ephesians 5:16 · Ephesians 6:13 · Ephesians 6:16 · Colossians 1:21 · 1 Thessalonians 5:22 · 2 Thessalonians 3:2 · 2 Thessalonians 3:3 · 1 Timothy 6:4 · 2 Timothy 3:13 … and 19 more

Source: TBESG G4190; TFLSJ G4190

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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