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): Eph.5:16 6:13 Rev.16:2. 2. bad, worthless; (a) in physical sense: καρπός, Mat.7:17-18; (b) in ethical sense, bad, evil, wicked; (α) of persons: Mat.7:11 12:34-35 18:32 25:26, Luk.6:45 11:13 19:22, Act.17:5, 2Th.3:2, 2Ti.3:13; γενεά, Mat.12:39, 45 16:4, Luk.11:29; πνεῦμια, Mat.12:45, Luk.7:21 8:2 11:26, Act.19:12-13, 15-16; as subst., οἱ π., opposite to δίκαιοι, Mat.13:49; to ἀγαθοί, Mat.5:45 22:10; οἱ ἀχάριστοι καὶ π., Luk.6:35; sing., ὁ π., Mat.5:39, 1Co.5:13; id. esp. of Satan, the evil one, Mat.5:37 6:13 (see Lft., Notes, 125 ff.; but cf. McN, in l) Mat.13:19, 38, Luk.11:4 (WH, R, om.), Jhn.17:15, Eph.6:16, 2Th.3:3 (Lft., Notes, l.with), 1Jn.2:13-14 Jn 3:12 Jn 5:18-19; (β) of things: Mat.5:11 12:35 15:19, Luk.6:22, 45, Jhn.3:19 7:7, Act.18:14 25:18, Gal.1:4, Col.1:21, 1Ti.6:4, 2Ti.4:18, Heb.3:12 10:22, Jas.2:4 4:16, 1Jn.3:12, II Jn 11, 3Jn.10; ὀφθαλμός (which see), Mat.6:23 20:15, Mrk.7:22, Luk.11:34; as subst., neut., τὸ π., Act.28:21, 1Th.5:22; opposite to ἀγαθόν, Luk.6:45, Rom.12:9; pl., Mat.9:4, Mrk.7:23, Luk.3:19. † SYN.: see: ἄθεσμος (AS)
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G4190 — πονηρός
ponēros · evil/bad · Greek
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Matthew 5:11 · πονηρὸνBlessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.Matthew 5:37 · πονηροῦBut let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.Matthew 5:39 · πονηρῷ.but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.Matthew 5:45 · πονηροὺςthat ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.Matthew 6:13 · πονηροῦAnd bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.Matthew 6:23 · πονηρὸςBut if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness!Matthew 7:11 · πονηροὶIf ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?Matthew 7:17 · πονηροὺςEven so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.Matthew 7:18 · πονηροὺςA good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.Matthew 9:4 · πονηρὰAnd Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?Matthew 12:34 · πονηροὶYe offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.Matthew 12:35 · πονηρὸς · πονηροῦ · πονηρά.¶The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.Matthew 12:39 · πονηρὰBut he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet:Matthew 12:45 · πονηρότερα · πονηρᾷ.¶Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.Matthew 13:19 · πονηρὸςWhen any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.Matthew 13:38 · πονηροῦ·and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;Matthew 13:49 · πονηροὺςSo shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous,Matthew 15:19 · πονηροί,For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings :Matthew 16:4 · πονηρὰAn evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.Matthew 18:32 · πονηρέ,Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:Matthew 20:15 · πονηρόςIs it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?Matthew 22:10 · πονηρούςAnd those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.Matthew 25:26 · πονηρὲBut his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;Mark 7:22 · πονηρός,covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:Mark 7:23 · πονηρὰall these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.Luke 3:19 · πονηρῶνbut Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,Luke 6:22 · πονηρὸνBlessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.Luke 6:35 · πονηρούς.¶But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.Luke 6:45 · πονηρὸς · πονηροῦ · πονηρόν·The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.Luke 7:21 · πονηρῶνIn that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and on many that were blind he bestowed sight.Luke 8:2 · πονηρῶνand certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,Luke 11:13 · πονηροὶIf ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?Luke 11:26 · πονηρότεραThen goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.Luke 11:29 · πονηράAnd when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.Luke 11:34 · πονηρὸςThe lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.Luke 19:22 · πονηρὲHe saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;John 3:19 · πονηρὰAnd this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.John 7:7 · πονηράThe world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.John 17:15 · πονηροῦ.I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.Acts 17:5 · πονηροὺςBut the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people.Acts 18:14 · πονηρόν,But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villany, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:Acts 19:12 · πονηρὰinsomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.Acts 19:13 · πονηρὰBut certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.Acts 19:15 · πονηρὸνAnd the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?Acts 19:16 · πονηρόν,And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.Acts 25:18 · πονηρῶν·Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;Acts 28:21 · πονηρόν.And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judæa concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.Romans 12:9 · πονηρόν,Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.1 Corinthians 5:13 · πονηρὸνBut them that are without God judgeth. Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.Galatians 1:4 · πονηροῦwho gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:Ephesians 5:16 · πονηραίredeeming the time, because the days are evil.Ephesians 6:13 · πονηρᾷWherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.Ephesians 6:16 · πονηροῦwithal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.Colossians 1:21 · πονηροῖς,And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,1 Thessalonians 5:22 · πονηροῦabstain from every form of evil.2 Thessalonians 3:2 · πονηρῶνand that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for all have not faith.2 Thessalonians 3:3 · πονηροῦ.But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one.1 Timothy 6:4 · πονηραί,he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,2 Timothy 3:13 · πονηροὶBut evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.2 Timothy 4:18 · πονηροῦThe Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.Hebrews 3:12 · πονηρὰTake heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:Hebrews 10:22 · πονηρᾶςlet us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,James 2:4 · πονηρῶν;¶do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?James 4:16 · πονηράBut now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.1 John 2:13 · πονηρόν.¶I write unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil one. I have written unto you, little children, because ye know the Father.1 John 2:14 · πονηρόν.¶I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.1 John 3:12 · πονηροῦ · πονηρὰnot as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.1 John 5:18 · πονηρὸςWe know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.1 John 5:19 · πονηρῷWe know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.2 John 1:11 · πονηροῖς.¶for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.3 John 1:10 · πονηροῖςTherefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he doeth, prating against us with wicked words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that would he forbiddeth and casteth them out of the church.Revelation 16:2 · πονηρὸνAnd the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image.