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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

Page 2 of 2. 71 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Ephesians 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

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  2. Ephesians 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. Ephesians 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

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  4. Colossians 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

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  5. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Abstain from every form of evil.

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  6. 2 Thessalonians 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.

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  7. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

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  8. 1 Timothy 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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,

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  9. 2 Timothy 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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  10. 2 Timothy 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  11. Hebrews 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

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  12. Hebrews 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  13. James 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

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  14. James 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

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  15. 1 John 2:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  16. 1 John 3:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  17. 1 John 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  18. 1 John 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

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  19. 2 John 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.

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  20. 3 John 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  21. Revelation 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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