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πανουργία

panourgiacraftinessHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences4 books5 verses

Definition

πανουργία, -ας, ἡ

(πανοῦργος), [in LXX: Joshua 9:4, Proverbs 1:4; 8:5 (עׇרְמָה), Numbers 24:22, Sir.19.25; 21:22; 31:10 (Sir.34.10) (in all cases in good or indifferent sense)* ;]

cleverness, in cl. nearly always in bad sense, craftiness, cunning, knavery: Luke 20:23, 1 Corinthians 3:19 (LXX, φρόνησις, for עׇרְמָה) 2 Corinthians 4:2; 11:3, Ephesians 4:14.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Luke 20:23πανουργίαν · duplicity
    But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:19πανουργίᾳ · craftiness
    For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
  3. 2 Corinthians 4:2πανουργίᾳ · deceit
    Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
  4. 2 Corinthians 11:3πανουργίᾳ · cunning
    I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
  5. Ephesians 4:14πανουργίᾳ · clever
    Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.