Definition
πονηρία, -ας, ἡ
(πονηρός), [in LXX chiefly for רַע ;]
iniquity, wickedness: Matthew 22:18, Luke 11:39, Romans 1:29, Ephesians 6:12; pl. (see Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220; Swete, Mk., 153), Mark 7:22, Acts 3:26; κακία καὶ π., 1 Corinthians 5:8.
Synonyms: see: κακία.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πονηρία:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Matthew 22:18πονηρίαν · evil intentBut Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
- Mark 7:22πονηρίαι · wickedness…greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
- Luke 11:39πονηρίας · wickednessThen the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- Acts 3:26πονηριῶν · wicked waysWhen God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
- Romans 1:29πονηρίᾳ · evilThey have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
- 1 Corinthians 5:8πονηρίας · wickednessTherefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
- Ephesians 6:12πονηρίας · of evilFor our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.