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Strong's #4190: poneros (pronounced pon-ay-ros')

from a derivative of 4192; hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from 2556, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from 4550, 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 4191.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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ponēros

1) full of labours, annoyances, hardships

1a) pressed and harassed by labours

1b) 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

2a) in a physical sense: diseased or blind

2b) in an ethical sense: evil wicked, bad

Part of Speech: adjective

Relation: from a derivative of G4192

Citing in TDNT: 6:546, 912




Usage:

This word is used 76 times:

Matthew 5:11: "persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you"
Matthew 5:37: "than these cometh of evil."
Matthew 5:39: "unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee"
Matthew 5:45: "sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain"
Matthew 6:13: "deliver us from evil: For thine is the"
Matthew 6:23: "thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be"
Matthew 7:11: "ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts"
Matthew 7:17: "a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit."
Matthew 7:18: "tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt"
Matthew 9:4: "Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?"
Matthew 12:34: "how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out"
Matthew 12:35: "bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil"
Matthew 12:35: "man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things."
Matthew 12:35: "evil treasure bringeth forth evil things."
Matthew 12:39: "answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after"
Matthew 12:45: "shall it be also unto this wicked generation."
Matthew 13:19: "it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in"
Matthew 13:38: "are the children of the wicked"
Matthew 13:49: "and sever the wicked from among the just,"
Matthew 15:19: "of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications,"
Matthew 16:4: " A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no"
Matthew 18:32: "him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all"
Matthew 20:15: "mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I"
Matthew 22:10: "as many as they found, both bad and good: and the"
Matthew 25:26: "answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest"
Mark 7:22: "wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:"
Mark 7:23: "All these evil things come from within, and defile the"
Luke 3:19: "and for all the evils which Herod had done,"
Luke 6:22: "your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake."
Luke 6:35: "unto the unthankful and to the evil."
Luke 6:45: "bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil"
Luke 6:45: "man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth"
Luke 6:45: "of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance"
Luke 7:21: "and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind"
Luke 8:2: "had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary"
Luke 11:4: "deliver us from evil."
Luke 11:13: "ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts"
Luke 11:29: "to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and"
Luke 11:34: "but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness."
Luke 19:22: "mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I"
John 3:19: "their deeds were evil."
John 7:7: "the works thereof are evil."
John 17:15: "them from the evil."
Acts 17:5: "took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and"
Acts 18:14: "were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews,"
Acts 19:12: "them, and the evil spirits went out of them."
Acts 19:13: "them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the"
Acts 19:15: "And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know,"
Acts 19:16: "in whom the evil spirit was leaped on"
Acts 28:21: "or spake any harm of thee."









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