πονηρός
ponērós
hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from G2556 (κακός), which refers rather to essential character, as well as from G4550 (σαπρός), 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
Lexicon
Derivation: from a derivative of G4192 (πόνος);
hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from G2556 (κακός), which refers rather to essential character, as well as from G4550 (σαπρός), 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
- hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from G2556 (κακός), which refers rather to essential character, as well as from G4550 (σαπρός), 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
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness)
Usage
79 occurrences · 0 OT · 79 NT · 36 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- evil28 · 37%
- the evil8 · 11%
- an evil7 · 9%
- of evil4 · 5%
- wicked4 · 5%
- evil things2 · 3%
- the wicked2 · 3%
- of the wicked2 · 3%
- thou wicked2 · 3%
- that which is evil2 · 3%
- the wicked one2 · 3%
- that wicked one2 · 3%
- a wicked1 · 1%
- o thou wicked1 · 1%
- bad1 · 1%
- the evils1 · 1%
- to the evil1 · 1%
- lewd1 · 1%
- harm1 · 1%
- wicked person1 · 1%
- wickedness1 · 1%
- with malicious1 · 1%
- grievous1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.