Lexical Definition
πονηρία ponēría (pon-ay-ree'-ah) evil G:N-F
from πονηρός
iniquity, wickedness.
- depravity, i.e. (specially), malice
- plural (concretely) plots, sins
Abbott-Smith
πονηρία, -ας, ἡ (< πονηρός), [in LXX chiefly for רָעָה;]
iniquity, wickedness: Mt 22:18, Lk 11:39, Ro 1:29, Eph 6:12; pl. (v. Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220; Swete, Mk., 153), Mk 7:22, Ac 3:26; κακία καὶ π., I Co 5:8.†
SYN.: v.s. κακία.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 22:18 |
| Mark | 7:22 |
| Luke | 11:39 |
| Acts | 3:26 |
| Romans | 1:29 |
| 1 Corinthians | 5:8 |
| Ephesians | 6:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πονηρία-ία, ἡ,
bad state or condition, ὀφθαλμῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II in moral sense, wickedness, vice, knavery, ἡ μωρία.. ἀδελφὴ τῆς π. ἔφυ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὴν π. πάλιν τρέπεται turns again to vice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in plural, knavish tricks, rogueries, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 baseness, cowardice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 with a political connotation, mob-rule, [Refs 5th c.BC+]