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Lexicon :: Strong's G4189 - ponēria

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πονηρία
Transliteration
ponēria (Key)
Pronunciation
pon-ay-ree'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:562,912

Strong’s Definitions

πονηρία ponēría, pon-ay-ree'-ah; from G4190; depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins:—iniquity, wickedness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G4189 in the following manner: wickedness (6x), iniquity (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G4189 in the following manner: wickedness (6x), iniquity (1x).

  1. depravity, iniquity, wickedness

  2. malice

  3. evil purposes and desires

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πονηρία ponēría, pon-ay-ree'-ah; from G4190; depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins:—iniquity, wickedness.
STRONGS G4189:
πονηρία, πονηρίας, ἡ (πονηρός) (from Sophocles down), the Sept. for רֹעַ and רָעָה, depravity, iniquity, wickedness ((so A. V. almost uniformly)), malice: Matthew 22:18; Luke 11:39; Romans 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:8; Ephesians 6:12; plural αἱ πονηρίαι (cf. Winers Grammar, § 27, 3; Buttmann, § 123, 2; R. V. wickednesses), evil purposes and desires, Mark 7:22; wicked ways (A. V. iniquities), Acts 3:26. (Synonym: see κακία, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
22:18
Mark
7:22
Luke
11:39
Acts
3:26
Romans
1:29
1 Corinthians
5:8
Ephesians
6:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4189 matches the Greek πονηρία (ponēria),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9 - Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous—
you who test the minds and hearts,[fn]
O righteous God!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:4 - Give to them according to their work
and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:15 - Let death steal over them;
let them go down to Sheol alive;
for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:8 - They scoff and speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:23 - He will bring back on them their iniquity
and wipe them out for their wickedness;
the LORD our God will wipe them out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4 - Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who work iniquity,
and let me not eat of their delicacies!
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