πονηρία
ponēria
“evil”
Definition
depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins
from G4190 (πονηρός);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
πονηρία appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
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