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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πονηρία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
ponēria
Simplified transliteration: 
poneria
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4189
GK Number: 
4504
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
7
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
evil, wickedness, malice, in the NT always a negative moral quality opposed to God and his goodness
Definition: 
pr. badness, bad condition; in NT evil disposition of mind, wickedness, mischief, malignity, Mt. 22:18; pl. πονηριαι, wicked deeds, villanies, Mk. 7:23; Acts 3:26

Greek-English Concordance for πονηρία

Matthew 22:18 But Jesus, perceiving their evil (ponērian | πονηρίαν | acc sg fem) intent, said, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
Mark 7:22 adulteries, greedy actions, wicked (ponēriai | πονηρίαι | nom pl fem) deeds, deceit, sensuality, selfishness, slander, arrogance, lack of moral sense.
Luke 11:39 The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish; but the inside of you is full of greed and wickedness (ponērias | πονηρίας | gen sg fem).
Acts 3:26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each one of you from your wicked (ponēriōn | πονηριῶν | gen pl fem) ways.”
Romans 1:29 They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness (ponēria | πονηρίᾳ | dat sg fem), covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, meanness. They are gossips,
1 Corinthians 5:8 So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and wickedness (ponērias | πονηρίας | gen sg fem), but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Ephesians 6:12 for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil (ponērias | πονηρίας | gen sg fem) in the heavenly realms.