Word Study · Strong's G3834 · Greek
πανουργία
panourgia
pan-oorg-ee'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: panourgía
“adroitness, i.e. (in a bad sense) trickery or sophistry”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
adroitness, i.e. (in a bad sense) trickery or sophistry
Rendered in the KJV as
(cunning) craftiness, subtilty.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- πανουργίᾳ3
- πανουργίᾳ,1
- πανουργίαν1
How it is rendered · 1
- craftiness5
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
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- N-DSF · 4
- N-ASF · 1
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Where this word lives
2 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 4:2πανουργίᾳ,panourgianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularInstead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.here: craftiness
- 2 Corinthians 11:3πανουργίᾳpanourgianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularI am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.here: craftiness