Word Study · Strong's G4189 · Greek

πονηρία

poneria

pon-ay-ree'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: ponēría

“depravity, i.e. (specially), malice”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins

Rendered in the KJV as

iniquity, wickedness.

7
occurrencesin the New Testament
7 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

πονηρίας2
πονηρίᾳ,1
πονηρίαι,1
πονηρίαν1
πονηρίας.1
πονηριῶν1

How it is rendered · 7

malice1
of evil1
wickedness1
wickedness,1
wickedness.1
wickednesses1
wickednesses,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3
noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1

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N-GSF · 3
N-ASF · 1
N-DSF · 1
N-GPF · 1
N-NPF · 1

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 7 · 14%
Mark1 of 7 · 14%
Luke1 of 7 · 14%
Acts1 of 7 · 14%
Romans1 of 7 · 14%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 22:18πονηρίανponēriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?here: malice

Mark1 occurrence

Mark 7:22πονηρίαι,ponēriainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralgreed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.here: wickednesses,

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 11:39πονηρίας.ponēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.here: wickedness.

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 3:26πονηριῶνponēriōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralWhen God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”here: wickednesses

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 1:29πονηρίᾳ,ponērianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThey have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,here: wickedness,

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 5:8πονηρίαςponēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularTherefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.here: wickedness

Ephesians1 occurrence

Ephesians 6:12πονηρίαςponēriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.here: of evil

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