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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. Matthew 5:11πονηρὸν · evil
    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
  2. Matthew 5:37πονηροῦ · evil [one]
    Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
  3. Matthew 5:39πονηρῷ · evil [person]
    But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
  4. Matthew 5:45πονηροὺς · [the] evil
    …that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  5. Matthew 6:13πονηροῦ · evil [one]
    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
  6. Matthew 6:23πονηρὸς · bad
    But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
  7. Matthew 7:11πονηροὶ · evil
    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
  8. Matthew 7:17πονηροὺς · bad
    Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
  9. Matthew 7:18πονηροὺς · bad
    A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
  10. Matthew 9:4πονηρὰ · evil
    But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?
  11. Matthew 12:34πονηροὶ · evil
    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
  12. Matthew 12:35πονηρὸς · evil; πονηροῦ · evil; πονηρά · evil things
    The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
  13. Matthew 12:39πονηρὰ · A wicked
    Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
  14. Matthew 12:45πονηρότερα · more wicked; πονηρᾷ · wicked
    Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
  15. Matthew 13:19πονηρὸς · evil one
    When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
  16. Matthew 13:38πονηροῦ · evil [one]
    The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
  17. Matthew 13:49πονηροὺς · wicked
    So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
  18. Matthew 15:19πονηροί · evil
    For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
  19. Matthew 16:4πονηρὰ · [A] wicked
    A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
  20. Matthew 18:32πονηρέ · [You] wicked
    Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
  21. Matthew 20:15πονηρός · envious
    Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
  22. Matthew 22:10πονηρούς · evil
    So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
  23. Matthew 25:26Πονηρὲ · You wicked
    ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
  24. Mark 7:22πονηρός
    …greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
  25. Mark 7:23πονηρὰ · evils
    All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
  26. Luke 3:19πονηρῶν · [the] evils
    But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
  27. Luke 6:22πονηρὸν · evil
    Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
  28. Luke 6:35πονηρούς · wicked
    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  29. Luke 6:45πονηρὸς · evil [man]; πονηροῦ · evil [treasure of his heart]; πονηρόν · evil [things]
    The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
  30. Luke 7:21πονηρῶν · evil
    At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
  31. Luke 8:2πονηρῶν · evil
    …as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
  32. Luke 11:13πονηροὶ · evil
    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
  33. Luke 11:26πονηρότερα · more wicked
    Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
  34. Luke 11:29πονηρά · a wicked
    As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
  35. Luke 11:34πονηρὸς · bad
    Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
  36. Luke 19:22πονηρὲ · [You] wicked
    His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
  37. John 3:19πονηρὰ · evil
    And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
  38. John 7:7πονηρά · evil
    The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
  39. John 17:15πονηροῦ · evil [one]
    I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
  40. Acts 17:5πονηροὺς · troublemakers
    The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
  41. Acts 18:14πονηρόν · vicious
    But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
  42. Acts 19:12πονηρὰ · evil
    …so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
  43. Acts 19:13πονηρὰ · evil
    Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
  44. Acts 19:15πονηρὸν · evil
    But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
  45. Acts 19:16πονηρὸν · evil
    Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.