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 you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.Matthew 5:37 · πονηροῦSimply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.Matthew 5:39 · πονηρῷ.But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;Matthew 5:45 · πονηροὺςthat 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.Matthew 6:13 · πονηροῦAnd lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’Matthew 6:23 · πονηρὸςBut 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!Matthew 7:11 · πονηροὶSo 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!Matthew 7:17 · πονηροὺςLikewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.Matthew 7:18 · πονηροὺςA good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.Matthew 9:4 · πονηρὰBut Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?Matthew 12:34 · πονηροὶYou brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.Matthew 12:35 · πονηρὸς · πονηροῦ · πονηρά.¶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.Matthew 12:39 · πονηρὰJesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.Matthew 12:45 · πονηρότερα · πονηρᾷ.¶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.”Matthew 13:19 · πονηρὸςWhen 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.Matthew 13:38 · πονηροῦ·The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,Matthew 13:49 · πονηροὺςSo will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteousMatthew 15:19 · πονηροί,For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.Matthew 16:4 · πονηρὰA 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.Matthew 18:32 · πονηρέ,Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.Matthew 20:15 · πονηρόςDo I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’Matthew 22:10 · πονηρούςSo 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.Matthew 25:26 · πονηρὲ‘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.Mark 7:22 · πονηρός,greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.Mark 7:23 · πονηρὰAll these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”Luke 3:19 · πονηρῶνBut when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,Luke 6:22 · πονηρὸνBlessed 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.Luke 6:35 · πονηρούς.¶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.Luke 6:45 · πονηρὸς · πονηροῦ · πονηρόν·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.Luke 7:21 · πονηρῶνAt that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.Luke 8:2 · πονηρῶνas well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,Luke 11:13 · πονηροὶSo 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!”Luke 11:26 · πονηρότεραThen 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.”Luke 11:29 · πονηράAs 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.Luke 11:34 · πονηρὸςYour 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.Luke 19:22 · πονηρὲHis 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?John 3:19 · πονηρὰAnd 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.John 7:7 · πονηράThe world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.John 17:15 · πονηροῦ.I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.Acts 17:5 · πονηροὺςThe 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.Acts 18:14 · πονηρόν,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.Acts 19:12 · πονηρὰso that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.Acts 19:13 · πονηρὰNow 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.”Acts 19:15 · πονηρὸνBut one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”Acts 19:16 · πονηρόν,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.Acts 25:18 · πονηρῶν·But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.Acts 28:21 · πονηρόν.The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.Romans 12:9 · πονηρόν,Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.1 Corinthians 5:13 · πονηρὸνGod will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”Galatians 1:4 · πονηροῦwho gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,Ephesians 5:16 · πονηραίredeeming the time, because the days are evil.Ephesians 6:13 · πονηρᾷTherefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.Ephesians 6:16 · πονηροῦIn addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.Colossians 1:21 · πονηροῖς,Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.1 Thessalonians 5:22 · πονηροῦAbstain from every form of evil.2 Thessalonians 3:2 · πονηρῶνAnd pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.2 Thessalonians 3:3 · πονηροῦ.But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.1 Timothy 6:4 · πονηραί,he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,2 Timothy 3:13 · πονηροὶwhile evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.2 Timothy 4:18 · πονηροῦAnd the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.Hebrews 3:12 · πονηρὰSee to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.Hebrews 10:22 · πονηρᾶςlet us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.James 2:4 · πονηρῶν;¶have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?James 4:16 · πονηράAs it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.1 John 2:13 · πονηρόν.¶I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.1 John 2:14 · πονηρόν.¶I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.1 John 3:12 · πονηροῦ · πονηρὰDo not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.1 John 5:18 · πονηρὸςWe know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.1 John 5:19 · πονηρῷWe know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.2 John 1:11 · πονηροῖς.¶Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.3 John 1:10 · πονηροῖςSo if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.Revelation 16:2 · πονηρὸνSo the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.