noun · feminine
ponērias
Greekπονηρία (ponēria)
Strong’sG4189
wickedness, iniquities
stem ponēri-7 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πονηρία, -ας, ἡ
(< πονηρός), [in LXX chiefly for רָעָה;]
SYN.: v.s. κακία.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4189 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpon-ay-ree'-ah
depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins
Fromfrom G4190;
King Jamesiniquity, wickedness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ponērias | ponēriais1×πονηρίαι |
| object accusative | ponērian1×πονηρίαν | ponēriain |
| direct address vocative | ponēriar | ponēriair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ponēriau3×πονηρίας | ponēriaiu1×πονηριῶν |
| to, for dative | ponēria1×πονηρίᾳ | ponēriai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ponēria is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
ponērian“malice”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 22:18“malice”gnōskaratos de tos Iēsus tan ponērian autoiu legata; Tinem min peirazavō, hupokritoir?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
ponēriau“evil”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Luke 11:39“wickedness”legata de tos kurios pros auton; Nun vis tois Farisaiois tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tou pinaxou katharizavō, tem de esōthen vu gematō harpagau kai ponēriau.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
1 Corinthians 5:8“evil”hōste heortazaneiō, mē en zuma palaia mēde en zuma kakiau kai ponēriau, alla en azumei eilikrineiau kai alētheiau.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.
Ephesians 6:12“evil”hoti ouk atō ni tas palas pros haimem kai sarxan, alla pros tain archain, pros tain exousiain, pros toin kosmokratōroin teu skoteu houteu, pros teim pneumatikeim tau ponēriau en tei epouranei.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.
ponēria“wickedness”to, fordative singular1×
Romans 1:29“wickedness”plērirētoin panta adikia ponēria pleonexia kakia, mestoin fthonou fonou erau dolou kakoētheiau, psithuristoin,They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
ponēriais“wickedness”subjectnominative plural1×
Mark 7:22“wickedness”moicheiais, pleonexiais, ponēriais, dolos, aselgeias, ofthalmos ponēros, blasfēmias, huperēfanias, afrosunas;greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
ponēriaiu“wicked”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Acts 3:26“wicked”vi prōtem anistanaratos tos theos ton paidon autou apostelata auton eulogarōton vin en te apostrefarō hekaston apo taiu ponēriaiu vu.When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”