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G4190Greek

πονηρός

Definition and meaning

poneros (pon-ay-ros') adj. 1. hurtful, i.e. evil 2. (figuratively) calamitous 3. (passively) ill, i.e. diseased 4. (especially, morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, atrociously wicked 5. (neuter, singular) mischief, malice 6. (neuter plural) guilt 7. (masculine, singular) the devil 8. (plural) sinners {(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} [from a derivative of G4192] KJV: bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness) Root(s): G4192 Compare: G2556, G4550 See also: G4191

Tagged KJV passages

71 matching verses - 76.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Mark 7:23

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Matched English: things
Luke 3:19

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

Matched English: evils
Luke 6:22

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

Matched English: evil
Luke 6:35

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Matched English: evil
Luke 6:45

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Matched English: evil, evil, evil
Luke 7:21

And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

Matched English: evil
Luke 8:2

And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

Matched English: evil
Luke 11:4

And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Matched English: evil
Luke 11:13

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Matched English: evil
Luke 11:29

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

Matched English: evil
Luke 11:34

The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

Matched English: evil
Luke 19:22

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

Matched English: wicked
John 3:19

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Matched English: evil
John 7:7

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

Matched English: evil
John 17:15

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

Matched English: evil
Acts 17:5

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Matched English: lewd
Acts 18:14

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

Matched English: wicked
Acts 19:12

So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

Matched English: evil
Acts 19:13

Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

Matched English: evil
Acts 19:15

And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

Matched English: evil
Acts 19:16

And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

Matched English: evil
Acts 28:21

And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

Matched English: harm
Romans 12:9

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Matched English: evil
1 Corinthians 5:13

But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Matched English: person