ponēria · wickedness

What it means

ponēria (πονηρία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wickedness”.

Malice.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Badness of heart and the bad things done.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• wickedness ×5
• evil ×1
• wicked deeds ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×1
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Ephesians×1

• Matthew 22:18

  But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, “Why are you testing me, hypocrites?

• Mark 7:22

  adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, an evil eye, blasphemy, arrogance, foolishness.

• Luke 11:39

  But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inside is full of greed and wickedness.

• Acts 3:26

  To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you as each of you turns away from your wicked deeds.”

• Romans 1:29

  filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; they are gossips,

• 1 Corinthians 5:8

  So let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

• Ephesians 6:12

  because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.