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ponēros G4190

πονηρός (ponēros) means “evil/bad” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πονηρός Greek · G4190 78 tagged occurrences in 71 verses

Pronunciation guide: pon-ay-ros' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4190

πονηρός · ponēros · evil/bad

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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Dodson Greek Lexicon

evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.

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How translators render G4190

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
evil 30
evil one 12
bad 5
a wicked 4
wicked 3
you wicked 3
evil things 2
more wicked 2
a guilty 1
envious 1
evil man 1
evil person 1
evil treasure of his heart 1
evils 1
malicious 1
malignant 1
of evil 1
of evil comes 1
the evil 1
the evils 1
troublemakers 1
vicious 1
wicked man 1
with any of the crimes 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
evil 37
the evil 7
wicked 7
of evil 3
evil things 2
more wicked 2
of the wicked 2
that which is evil 2
the wicked one 2
a wicked 1
an evil 1
bad 1
grievous 1
harm 1
lewd 1
malicious 1
that wicked one 1
the evils 1
wicked one 1
wicked person 1
wickedness 1

Verses containing G4190

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  1. Matthew 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

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  2. Matthew 5:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

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  3. Matthew 5:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

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  4. Matthew 5:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. Matthew 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

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  6. Matthew 6:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!

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  7. Matthew 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!

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  8. Matthew 7:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

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  9. Matthew 7:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

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  10. Matthew 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?

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  11. Matthew 12:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

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  12. Matthew 12:35 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    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.

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  13. Matthew 12:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

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  14. Matthew 12:45 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.”

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  15. Matthew 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  16. Matthew 13:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

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  17. Matthew 13:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

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  18. Matthew 15:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

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  19. Matthew 16:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  20. Matthew 18:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

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  21. Matthew 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

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  22. Matthew 22:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  23. Matthew 25:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘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.

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  24. Mark 7:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

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  25. Mark 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

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  26. Luke 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,

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  27. Luke 6:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  28. Luke 6:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  29. Luke 6:45 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    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.

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  30. Luke 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.

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  31. Luke 8:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

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  32. Luke 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!”

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  33. Luke 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  34. Luke 11:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  35. Luke 11:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  36. Luke 19:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?

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  37. John 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  38. John 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

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  39. John 17:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.

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  40. Acts 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  41. Acts 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  42. Acts 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

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  43. Acts 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  44. Acts 19:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

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  45. Acts 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  46. Acts 25:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

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  47. Acts 28:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  48. Romans 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

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  49. 1 Corinthians 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

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  50. Galatians 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

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