Greek core word #209 · adjective · 78 times in the New Testament
πονηρός
po-nay-ROSπονηρός, πονηρά, πονηρόν — evil, wicked
- 2-1-2 adjective with feminine in -α after ρ (πονηρός, πονηρά, πονηρόν); oxytone, so circumflex in genitive and dative.
- ὁ πονηρός “the evil one”; τὸ πονηρόν “evil”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2-1-2 adjective (fem. -α)
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | πονηρός | πονηρά | πονηρόν | πονηροί | πονηραί | πονηρά |
| Gen | πονηροῦ | πονηρᾶς | πονηροῦ | πονηρῶν | πονηρῶν | πονηρῶν |
| Dat | πονηρῷ | πονηρᾷ | πονηρῷ | πονηροῖς | πονηραῖς | πονηροῖς |
| Acc | πονηρόν | πονηράν | πονηρόν | πονηρούς | πονηράς | πονηρά |
| Voc | πονηρέ | πονηρά | πονηρόν | πονηροί | πονηραί | πονηρά |
Comparative πονηρότερος, -α, -ον “more evil”: πονηρότερα (Matt 12:45; Luke 11:26).
Where you meet it
First met in passage 117, James 4:16–17.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 278 · open the PDF here