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Lexicon :: Strong's G4190 - ponēros

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πονηρός
Transliteration
ponēros (Key)
Pronunciation
pon-ay-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of πόνος (G4192)
mGNT
78x in 20 unique form(s)
TR
77x in 21 unique form(s)
LXX
294x in 21 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:546,912

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxiv. κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος.

Strong’s Definitions

πονηρός ponērós, pon-ay-ros'; from a derivative of G4192; hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from G2556, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from G4550, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners:—bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness). See also G4191.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x

The KJV translates Strong's G4190 in the following manner: evil (51x), wicked (10x), wicked one (6x), evil things (2x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x
The KJV translates Strong's G4190 in the following manner: evil (51x), wicked (10x), wicked one (6x), evil things (2x), miscellaneous (7x).
  1. full of labours, annoyances, hardships

    1. pressed and harassed by labours

    2. bringing toils, annoyances, perils; of a time full of peril to Christian faith and steadfastness; causing pain and trouble

  2. bad, of a bad nature or condition

    1. in a physical sense: diseased or blind

    2. in an ethical sense: evil wicked, bad

      Referring to Mat 6:13: "Although the KJV renders this 'deliver us from evil,' the presence of the article indicates not evil in general, but the evil one himself. In the context of Matthew's Gospel, such deliverance from the devil seems to be linked to Jesus' temptation in 4:1-10: Because the Spirit led him into temptation by the evil one, believers now participate in his victory" (Daniel B. Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, p. 233).
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πονηρός ponērós, pon-ay-ros'; from a derivative of G4192; hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from G2556, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from G4550, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners:—bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness). See also G4191.
STRONGS G4190:
πονηρός (on the accent cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 3 Göttling, Lehre v., Accent, p. 304f; (Chandler §§ 404, 405); Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch., p. 26), πονηρά, πονηρόν; comparitive πονηρότερος (Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26); (πονέω, πόνος); from Hesiod (Homer (ep. 15, 20), Theog.) down; the Sept. often for רַע;
1. full of labors, annoyances, hardships;
a. pressed and harassed by labors; thus Hercules is called πονηροτατος καί ἄριστος, Hesiod fragment 43, 5.
b. bringing toils, annoyances, perils: (καιρός, Sir. 51:12); ἡμέρα πονηρά, of a time full of peril to Christian faith and steadfastness, Ephesians 5:16; Ephesians 6:13 (so in the plural ἡμέραι πονηραί the Epistle of Barnabas 2, 1 [ET]); causing pain and trouble (A. V. grievous), ἕλκος, Revelation 16:2.
2. bad, of a bad nature or condition;
a. in a physical sense: ὀφθαλμός, diseased or blind, Matthew 6:23; Luke 11:34 (πονηρία ὀφθαλμῶν, Plato, Hipp., min., p. 374 d.; the Greeks use πονηρῶς ἔχειν or διακεῖσθαι of the sick; ἐκ γενετῆς πονηρούς ὑγιεῖς πεποιηκέναι, Justin Martyr, Apology 1, 22 ((cf. Otto's note); others take πονηρός in Matthew and Luke as above ethically; cf. b. and Meyer on Matt.)); καρπός, Matthew 7:17f.
b. in an ethical sense, evil, wicked, bad, etc. ("this use of the word is due to its association with the working (largely the servile) class; not that contempt for labor is thereby expressed, for such words as ἐργάτης, δραστηρ, and the like, do not take on this evil sense, which connected itself only with a word expressive of unintermitted toil and carrying no suggestion of results" (cf. Schmidt, chapter 85, § 1); see κακία, at the end); of persons: Matthew 7:11; Matthew 12:34; Matthew 18:32; Matthew 25:26; Luke 6:45; Luke 11:13; Luke 19:22; Acts 17:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:2; 2 Timothy 3:13; γενεά πονηρά, Matthew 12:39, 45; Matthew 16:4; Luke 11:29; πνεῦμα πονηρόν, an evil spirit (see πνεῦμα, 3 c.), Matthew 12:45; Luke 7:21; Luke 8:2; Luke 11:26; Acts 19:12f, 15f; substantively οἱ πονηροί, the wicked, bad men, opposed to οἱ δίκαιοι, Matthew 13:49; πονηροί καί ἀγαθοί, Matthew 5:45; Matthew 22:10; ἀχάριστοι καί πονηροί, Luke 6:35; τόν πονηρόν, the wicked man, i. e. the evil-doer spoken of, 1 Corinthians 5:13; τῷ πονηρῷ, the evil man, who injures you, Matthew 5:39. πονηρός is used pre-eminently of the devil, the evil one: Matthew 5:37; Matthew 6:13; Matthew 13:19, 38; Luke 11:4 R L; John 17:15; 1 John 2:13; 1 John 3:12; 1 John 5:18f (on which see κεῖμαι, 2{c}); Ephesians 6:16. of things: αἰών, Galatians 1:4; ὄνομα (which see 1, p. 447a bottom), Luke 6:22; ῤᾳδιούργημα, Acts 18:14; the heart as a storehouse out of which a man brings forth πονηρά words is called θησαυρός πονηρός, Matthew 12:35; Luke 6:45; συνείδησις πονηρά, a soul conscious of wickedness (conscious wickedness; see συνείδησις, b. sub at the end), Hebrews 10:22; καρδία πονηρά ἀπιστίας, an evil heart such as is revealed in distrusting (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 24; Winer's Grammar, § 30, 4), Hebrews 3:12; ὀφθαλμός (which see), Matthew 20:15; Mark 7:22; διαλογισμοί, Matthew 15:19; James 2:4; ὑπόνοιαι, 1 Timothy 6:4; καύχησις; James 4:16; ῤῆμα, a reproach, Matthew 5:11 (R G; others omit ῤῆμα); λόγοι, 3 John 1:10; ἔργα, John 3:19; John 7:7; 1 John 3:12; 2 John 1:11; Colossians 1:21; ἔργον (according to the context) wrong committed against me, 2 Timothy 4:18; αἰτία, charge of crime, Acts 25:18 L T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading The neuter πονηρόν, and τό πονηρόν, substantively, evil, that which is wicked: εἶδος πονηροῦ (see εἶδος, 2; (others take πονηροῦ here as an adjective, and bring the example under εἶδος, 1 (R. V. marginal reading appearance of evil))), 1 Thessalonians 5:22; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (where τοῦ πονηροῦ is held by many to be the genitive of the masculine πονηρός, but cf. Lünemann ad loc.); (τί πονηρόν, Acts 28:21); opposed to τό ἀγαθόν, Luke 6:45; Romans 12:9; plural (Winer's Grammar, § 34, 2), Matthew 9:4; Luke 3:19; wicked deeds, Acts 25:18 Tr text WH text; ταῦτα τά πονηρά, these evil things i. e. the vices just enumerated, Mark 7:23.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4190 matches the Greek πονηρός (ponēros),
which occurs 78 times in 72 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:11–Gal 1:4)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:11 -

“You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:37 -

“But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:39 -

“But I tell you, don’t resist[fn] an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 -

“so that you may be[fn] children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:13 -

“And do not bring us into[fn] temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:23 -

“But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness, how deep is that darkness!

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:11 -

“If you then, 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:17 -

“In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:18 -

“A good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:4 -

Perceiving their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts?[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:34 -

“Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:35 -

“A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39 -

He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 -

“Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that person’s last condition is worse than the first. That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:19 -

“When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:38 -

“the field is the world; and the good seed ​— ​these are the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:49 -

“So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out, separate the evil people from the righteous,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19 -

“For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slander.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4 -

“An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of[fn] Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:32 -

“Then, after he had summoned him, his master said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15 -

“Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous[fn] because I’m generous? ’[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:10 -

“So those servants went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26 -

“His master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy servant! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 -

“adulteries, greed, evil actions, deceit, self-indulgence, envy,[fn] slander, pride, and foolishness.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:23 -

“All these evil things come from within and defile a person.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:19 -

But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the evil things he had done,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22 -

Blessed are you when people hate you,

when they exclude you, insult you,

and slander your name as evil

because of the Son of Man.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:35 -

“But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High. For he is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:45 -

“A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:21 -

At that time Jesus healed many people of diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind people.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:2 -

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:13 -

“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26 -

“Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that person’s last condition is worse than the first.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:29 -

As the crowds were increasing, he began saying, “This generation is an evil generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:34 -

“Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is also full of light. But when it is bad, your body is also full of darkness.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:22 -

“He told him, ‘I will condemn you by what you have said, you evil servant! If you knew I was a harsh man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 -

“This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:7 -

“The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify about it ​— ​that its works are evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:15 -

“I am not praying that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:5 -

But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:14 -

As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or of a serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you Jews.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:12 -

so that even facecloths or aprons[fn] that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:13 -

Now some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:15 -

The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul ​— ​but who are you? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:16 -

Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they ran out of that house naked and wounded.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:18 -

“The accusers stood up but brought no charge against him of the evils I was expecting.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:21 -

Then they said to him, “We haven’t received any letters about you from Judea. None of the brothers has come and reported or spoken anything evil about you.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:9 -

Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:13 -

God judges outsiders. Remove the evil person from among you.

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:4 -

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.


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