adjective
ponēros
Greekπονηρός (ponēros)
Strong’sG4190
evil, bad, wicked
stem ponēr-78 times in the New Testamentin 20 of 27 books19 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πονηρός, -ά, -όν
(< πονέω, to toil), [in LXX chiefly for רַע;]
SYN.: v.s. ἄθεσμος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4190 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpon-ay-ros'
hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from G2556, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from G4550, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners
Fromfrom a derivative of G4192;
King Jamesbad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness).
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ponēros8×πονηρὸς | ponēras5×πονηρὰ | ponērem9×πονηρόν | ponērois5×πονηροὶ | ponērais2×πονηραί | ponēreim8×πονηρὰ |
| object accusative | ponēron3×πονηρόν | ponēran | ponēroin7×πονηροὺς | ponērain | ||
| direct address vocative | ponēror3×πονηρέ | ponērar | ponēroir | ponērair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | ponērou9×πονηροῦ | ponērau1×πονηρᾶς | ponēreu3×πονηροῦ | ponēroiu2×πονηρῶν | ponēraiu | ponēreiu4×πονηρῶν |
| to, for dative | ponēro1×πονηρῷ | ponēra2×πονηρᾷ | ponēre1×πονηρῷ | ponēroi1×πονηροῖς | ponērai | ponērei2×πονηροῖς |
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
ponēr 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
78 occurrences, every one of them listed
ponēros“evil”subjectnominative singular8×
Matthew 6:23“bad”ean de tos ofthalmos su ponēros ateiō, holem tem sōmem su skoteinem eti. ei oun tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō, tem skotem posem.But 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 12:35“evil”tos agathos anthrōpos ek tou agathou thēsaurou ekballatō agatheim, kai tos ponēros anthrōpos ek tou ponērou thēsaurou ekballatō ponēreim.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 13:19“evil”pantou akouarōtou ton logon tau basileiau kai mē suniēkarōtou, erchetō tos ponēros kai harpazatō tem speirirētem en ta kardia autou; houtos atō tos para tan hodan speiriratos.When 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 20:15“evil”ouk exestinatō mi hem thelamō poiara en tei ēmei? ē tos ofthalmos su ponēros atō hoti mis agathos amō?Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
Mark 7:22“evil”moicheiais, pleonexiais, ponēriais, dolos, aselgeias, ofthalmos ponēros, blasfēmias, huperēfanias, afrosunas;greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
Luke 6:45“evil”tos agathos anthrōpos ek tou agathou thēsaurou tau kardiau autou proferatō tem agathem, kai tos ponēros ek tou ponērou proferatō tem ponērem; ek gar perisseumeu kardiau lalatō tem stomem autou.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 11:34“bad”tos luchnos teu sōmeu atō tos ofthalmos su. hotan tos ofthalmos su haplouos ateiō, kai holem tem sōmem su fōteinem atō; epan de ponēros ateiō, kai tem sōmem su skoteinem.Your 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.
1 John 5:18“evil”Oidanē hoti pantos tos gennirētos ek tou theou ouk hamartatō, alla tos genniratos ek tou theou tēratō auton, kai tos ponēros ouk haptetō autou.We 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.
ponēron“evil”objectaccusative singular3×
1 Corinthians 5:13“evil”toin de exō tos theos krinatō? exairavar ton ponēron ek vu autoiu.God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
1 John 2:13“evil”grafamō vi, patēroir, hoti gnōskavē ton apo archau; grafamō vi, neaniskoir, hoti nikavē ton ponēron.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“evil”grafama vi, paidieim, hoti gnōskavē ton patēron; grafama vi, patēroir, hoti gnōskavē ton apo archau; grafama vi, neaniskoir, hoti ischurois avō kai tos logos tou theou en vi menatō kai nikavē ton ponēron.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.
ponēror“wicked”direct addressvocative singular3×
Matthew 18:32“wicked”tote proskaleratos auton tos kurios autou legatō auto; Doulor ponēror, pantan tan ofeilan ekeinan afiēkama si, epei parakalasa min;Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
Matthew 25:26“wicked”apokriniratos de tos kurios autou legata auto; Ponēror doulor kai oknēror, oidaselē hoti therizamō hopou ouk speirama kai sunagamō hothen ouk diaskorpizama?‘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.
Luke 19:22“wicked”legatō auto; Ek teu stomeu su krinami sin, ponēror doulor; oidaselē hoti mis anthrōpos austēros amō, airarōtos hem ouk tithama kai therizarōtos hem ouk speirama?His 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?
ponērou“evil”of, belonging togenitive singular9×
Matthew 5:37“evil”atōr de tos logos vu nai nai, ou ou; tem de perissem houteiu ek tou ponērou atō.Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
Matthew 12:35“evil”tos agathos anthrōpos ek tou agathou thēsaurou ekballatō agatheim, kai tos ponēros anthrōpos ek tou ponērou thēsaurou ekballatō ponēreim.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 13:38“evil”tos de agros atō tos kosmos; tem de kalem spermem, houtois alō tois huiois tau basileiau; teim de zizanieim alō tois huiois tou ponērou,The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
Luke 6:45“evil”tos agathos anthrōpos ek tou agathou thēsaurou tau kardiau autou proferatō tem agathem, kai tos ponēros ek tou ponērou proferatō tem ponērem; ek gar perisseumeu kardiau lalatō tem stomem autou.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.
John 17:15“evil”ouk erōtamō hina airaseia autoin ek tou kosmou alla hina tēraseia autoin ek tou ponērou.I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
Galatians 1:4“evil”tou dōaratou heauton huper taiu hamartaiu nu hopōs exaireteia nin ek tou aiōnou tou enistanarētou ponērou kata tem thelēmem tou theou kai patērou nu,who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
Ephesians 6:16“evil”en pantei analambaratois ton thureon tau pistiau, en ho dunevi panteim teim beleim tou ponērou purirēteim sbennuara;In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3“evil”pistos de atō tos kurios, hos stērizati vin kai fulassati apo tou ponērou.But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
1 John 3:12“evil”ouk kathōs Kain ek tou ponērou ate kai sfazata ton adelfon autou; kai charin tineu sfazata auton? hoti teim ergeim autou ponēreim ate, teim de tou adelfou autou dikaieim.Do 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.
ponēro“evil”to, fordative singular1×
1 John 5:19“evil”oidanē hoti ek tou theou anō, kai tos kosmos holos en to ponēro keietō.We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
ponēras“evil”subjectnominative singular5×
Matthew 12:39“evil”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Geneas ponēras kai moichalias sēmem epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou tou profētou.Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Matthew 16:4“evil”Geneas ponēras kai moichalias sēmem epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou. kai kataleiparatos autoin aperchata.A 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.
Luke 11:29“evil”Toiu de ochloiu epathroizirōtoiu archeta legarō; Tas geneas houtas geneas ponēras atō; sēmem zētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou.As 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.
Hebrews 3:12“evil”blepavōr, adelfoir, mēpote eti en tino vu kardias ponēras apistiau en te afistanara apo theou zōarōtou,See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
James 4:16“evil”nun de kauchevō en tai alazoneiai vu; pantas kauchēsias toioutas ponēras atō.As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
ponērau“evil”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 10:22“evil”prosercheneiō meta alēthinau kardiau en plēroforia pistiau, rantizirētois tain kardiain apo suneidēsiau ponērau kai louerētois tem sōmem hudōre kathare;let 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.
ponēra“evil”to, fordative singular2×
Matthew 12:45“evil”tote poreuetō kai paralambatō meta heauteu hepta hetereim pneumeim ponērotereim heauteu, kai eisercharateim katoikatō ekei; kai ginetō teim eschateim tou anthrōpou ekeinou cheirōneim teiu prōteiu. houtōs eti kai ta genea houta ta ponēra.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.”
Ephesians 6:13“evil”dia houtem analambavar tan panoplian tou theou, hina duniveia anthistanara en ta hēmera ta ponēra kai hapanteim katergazeratois histanara.Therefore 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.
ponērem“evil”subject or objectdirect singular9×
Matthew 5:11“evil”makariois avō hotan oneidizaleia vin kai diōkaleia kai legaleia pantem ponērem kata vu pseuderōtois heneken mu.Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Luke 6:22“evil”Makariois avō hotan misaleia vin tois anthrōpois, kai hotan aforizaleia vin kai oneidizaleia kai ekballaleia tem onomem vu hōs ponērem heneka tou huiou tou anthrōpou;Blessed 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 6:45“evil”tos agathos anthrōpos ek tou agathou thēsaurou tau kardiau autou proferatō tem agathem, kai tos ponēros ek tou ponērou proferatō tem ponērem; ek gar perisseumeu kardiau lalatō tem stomem autou.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.
Acts 28:21“evil”tois de pros auton legala; Nis oute grammeim peri su dechena apo tau Ioudaiau, oute paragineratos tinos toiu adelfoiu apangellata ē lalata tinem peri su ponērem.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“evil”Tas agapas anupokritas. apostugarōtois tem ponērem, kollirōtois te agathe;Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
Acts 18:14“wicked”mellarōtou de tou Paulou anoigarō tem stomem legata tos Galliōnos pros toin Ioudaioin; Ei men ate adikēmem tinem ē radiourgēmem ponērem, ō Ioudaioir, kata logon an anechema vu;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 19:15“evil”apokriniratem de tem pneumem tem ponērem legata autoi; Ton Iēsun gnōskamō kai ton Paulon epistemō, vis de tinois avō?But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
Acts 19:16“evil”kai efalleratos tos anthrōpos epi autoin en ho ate tem pneumem tem ponērem katakurieuaratos amfoteroiu ischuata kata autoiu, hōste gumnoin kai traumatizirētoin ekfeugara ek tou oikou ekeinou.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.
Revelation 16:2“painful”Kai aperchata tos prōtos kai ekchata tan fialan autou eis tan gēan; kai gineta helkem kakem kai ponērem epi toin anthrōpoin toin echarōtoin tem charagmem teu thēreu kai toin proskunarōtoin ta eikōna auteu.So 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.
ponēreu“evil”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Matthew 6:13“evil”kai mē eisferaseia nin eis peirasmon, alla ruesar nin apo teu ponēreu.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
1 Thessalonians 5:22“evil”apo panteu eideu ponēreu apechevōr.Abstain from every form of evil.
2 Timothy 4:18“evil”rueti min tos kurios apo panteu ergeu ponēreu kai sōzati eis tan basileian autou tan epouranan; ho tas doxas eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu, amēn.And 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.
ponēre“evil”to, fordative singular1×
Matthew 5:39“evil”mis de legamō vi mē anthistanara te ponēre; alla hotinos sin rapizatō eis tan dexan siagōnan, strefasar auto kai tan allan;But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
ponērois“evil”subjectnominative plural5×
Matthew 7:11“evil”ei oun vis ponērois arōtois oidavē domeim agatheim dōarō tei teknei vu, pose mallon tos patēros vu tos en toi ouranoi dōati agatheim toi aitarōtoi auton.So 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 12:34“evil”gennēmeim echidnaiu, pōs dunevō agatheim lalarō ponērois arōtois? ek gar teu perisseumeu tau kardiau tem stomem lalatō.You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 15:19“evil”ek gar tau kardiau exerchelō dialogismois ponērois, fonois, moicheiais, porneiais, klopais, pseudomarturiais, blasfēmiais.For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
Luke 11:13“evil”ei oun vis ponērois huparcharōtois oidavē domeim agatheim dōarō tei teknei vu, pose mallon tos patēros tos ek ouranou dōati pneumem hagiem toi aitarōtoi auton.So 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!”
2 Timothy 3:13“evil”ponērois de anthrōpois kai goētois prokoptali epi tem cheirōnem, planarōtois kai planirōtois.while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
ponēroin“bad”objectaccusative plural7×
Matthew 5:45“evil”hopōs gineveia huiois tou patērou vu tou en ouranoi, hoti ton hēlion autou anatellatō epi ponēroin kai agathoin kai brechatō epi dikaioin kai adikoin.that 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 7:17“bad”houtōs pantem dendrem agathem karpoin kaloin poiatō, tem de saprem dendrem karpoin ponēroin poiatō;Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Matthew 7:18“bad”ouk dunetō dendrem agathem karpoin ponēroin poiarō, oude dendrem saprem karpoin kaloin poiarō.A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
Matthew 13:49“evil”houtōs eti en ta sunteleia tou aiōnou; exercheli tois angelois kai aforizali toin ponēroin ek meseu toiu dikaioiuSo will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
Matthew 22:10“bad”kai exercharatois tois doulois ekeinois eis tain hodain sunagala pantoin hoin heuriskala, ponēroin tē kai agathoin; kai pimplēita tos gamos anakeierōtoiu.So 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.
Luke 6:35“evil”plēn agapavōr toin echthroin vu kai agathopoiavōr kai daneizavōr mēdenem apelpizarōtois; kai eti tos misthos vu pollos, kai evi huiois Hupsistou, hoti autos chrēstos atō epi toin acharistoin kai ponēroin.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.
Acts 17:5“wicked”zēlaratois de tois Ioudaiois kai proslamberatois toiu agoraioiu anēroin tinoin ponēroin kai ochlopoiaratois thorubale tan politan, kai efistanaratois ta oikia Iasōnou zētale autoin proagara eis ton dēmon;The 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.
ponēroiu“evil”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
2 Thessalonians 3:2“evil”kai hina ruineia apo toiu atopoiu kai ponēroiu anthrōpoiu, ouk gar pantoiu tas pistias.And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.
James 2:4“evil”ouk diakriniva en heautoi kai gineva kritois dialogismoiu ponēroiu?have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
ponēroi“malicious”to, fordative plural1×
3 John 1:10“malicious”dia houtem, ean erchameia, hupomimnēskami autou teim ergeim heim poiatō, logoi ponēroi fluararōtos nin, kai mē arkirōtos epi houtei oute autos epidechetō toin adelfoin kai toin boulerōtoin kōluatō kai ek tau ekklēsau ekballatō.So 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.
ponērais“evil”subjectnominative plural2×
Ephesians 5:16“evil”exagorazerōtois ton kairon, hoti tais hēmerais ponērais alō.redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
1 Timothy 6:4“evil”tufitē, mēdenem episterōtos, alla nosarōtos peri zētēsiain kai logomachiain, ek haiu ginetō fthonos, eras, blasfēmiais, huponoiais ponērais,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,
ponēreim“evil”subject or objectdirect plural8×
Matthew 9:4“evil”kai horarētos tos Iēsus tain enthumēsiain autoiu legata; Hinati enthumevō ponēreim en tai kardiai vu?But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?
Matthew 12:35“evil”tos agathos anthrōpos ek tou agathou thēsaurou ekballatō agatheim, kai tos ponēros anthrōpos ek tou ponērou thēsaurou ekballatō ponēreim.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.
Acts 19:12“evil”hōste kai epi toin asthenarōtoin apoferirō apo tou chrōtou autou soudarieim ē simikinthieim kai apallassirō apo autoiu tain nosain, teim tē pneumeim teim ponēreim ekporeuerō.so 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“evil”epicheirala de tinois kai toiu periercherōtoiu Ioudaioiu exorkistoiu onomazarō epi toin echarōtoin teim pneumeim teim ponēreim tem onomem tou kuriou Iēsu legarōtois; Horkizamō vin ton Iēsun hon Paulos kērussatō.Now 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.”
Mark 7:23“evil”panteim houteim teim ponēreim esōthen ekporeuetō kai koinatō ton anthrōpon.All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
John 3:19“evil”houtas de atō tas krisias hoti tem fōtem erchatē eis ton kosmon kai agapala tois anthrōpois mallon tem skotem ē tem fōtem, ate gar autoiu ponēreim teim ergeim.And 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“evil”ouk dunetō tos kosmos misarō vin, min de misatō, hoti mis marturamō peri autou hoti teim ergeim autou ponēreim atō.The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
1 John 3:12“evil”ouk kathōs Kain ek tou ponērou ate kai sfazata ton adelfon autou; kai charin tineu sfazata auton? hoti teim ergeim autou ponēreim ate, teim de tou adelfou autou dikaieim.Do 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.
ponēreiu“evil”of, belonging togenitive plural4×
Luke 3:19“evil”tos de Hērōdos tos tetraarchos, elenchirōtos hupo autou peri Hērōdiadau tau gunaikau tou adelfou autou kai peri panteiu heiu poiata ponēreiu tos Hērōdos,But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
Luke 7:21“evil”en ekeina ta hōra therapeuata polloin apo nosaiu kai mastixaiu kai pneumeiu ponēreiu, kai tufloi polloi charizeta bleparō.At 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“evil”kai gunaikais tinais hais ale therapeuirētais apo pneumeiu ponēreiu kai astheniaiu, Marias tas kalirōtas Magdalēnas, apo hau daimoneim hepta exerchatelē,as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
Acts 25:18“crimes”peri hou histaniratois tois katēgorois oudenan aitian ferale heiu mis huponoame ponēreiu,But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
ponērei“evil”to, fordative plural2×
Colossians 1:21“evil”kai vin pote arōtoin apallotriirētoin kai echthroin ta dianoia en tei ergei tei ponēreiOnce you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
2 John 1:11“evil”tos legarōtos gar auto chairarō koinōnatō tei ergei autou tei ponērei.Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
ponērotereim2×
Matthew 12:45“evil”tote poreuetō kai paralambatō meta heauteu hepta hetereim pneumeim ponērotereim heauteu, kai eisercharateim katoikatō ekei; kai ginetō teim eschateim tou anthrōpou ekeinou cheirōneim teiu prōteiu. houtōs eti kai ta genea houta ta ponēra.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.”
Luke 11:26“evil”tote poreuetō kai paralambatō hetereim pneumeim ponērotereim heauteu hepta, kai eisercharateim katoikatō ekei, kai ginetō teim eschateim tou anthrōpou ekeinou cheirōneim teiu prōteiu.Then 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.”