Strong's Greek · G4190
πονηρός
ponērós
bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness)
Definition
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
Derivation
from a derivative of G4192 (πόνος);
Appears 78 times in Scripture
“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.”
“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!”
“But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;”
“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.”
“A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.”
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’”
“Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.”
“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.”
“Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.”
“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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).