evil/bad

Greek Adjective

πονηρός, -ά, -όν (πονέω, to toil), [in LXX chiefly for רַע;] 1) (a) of persons, oppressed by toils (Hes.); (b) of things, toilsome, painful (καιρός, Sir.51:12): Eph.5:16 6:13 Rev.16:2. 2) bad, worthless; (a) in physical sense: καρπός, Mat.7:17-18; (b) in ethical sense, bad, evil, wicked; (α) of persons: Mat.7:11 12:34-35 18:32 25:26, Luk.6:45 11:13 19:22, Act.17:5, 2Th.3:2, 2Ti.3:13; γενεά, Mat.12:39, 45 16:4, Luk.11:29; πνεῦμια, Mat.12:45, Luk.7:21 8:2 11:26, Act.19:12-13, 15-16; as subst, οἱ π, opposite to δίκαιοι, Mat.13:49; to ἀγαθοί, Mat.5:45 22:10; οἱ ἀχάριστοι καὶ π, Luk.6:35; sing, ὁ π, Mat.5:39, 1Co.5:13; id. esp. of Satan, the evil one, Mat.5:37 6:13 (see Lft, Notes, 125 ff; but cf. McN, in l) Mat.13:19, 38, Luk.11:4 (WH, R, om.), Jhn.17:15, Eph.6:16, 2Th.3:3 (Lft, Notes, l.with), 1Jn.2:13-14 Jn 3:12 Jn 5:18-19; (β) of things: Mat.5:11 12:35 15:19, Luk.6:22, 45, Jhn.3:19 7:7, Act.18:14 25:18, Gal.1:4, Col.1:21, 1Ti.6:4, 2Ti.4:18, Heb.3:12 10:22, Jas.2:4 4:16, 1Jn.3:12, II Jn 11, 3Jn.10; ὀφθαλμός (which see), Mat.6:23 20:15, Mrk.7:22, Luk.11:34; as subst, neut, τὸ π, Act.28:21, 1Th.5:22; opposite to ἀγαθόν, Luk.6:45, Rom.12:9; pl, Mat.9:4, Mrk.7:23, Luk.3:19. SYN.: see: ἄθεσμος (AS)

evil/bad

Greek Adjective

πονηρός, ά, όν, in physical sense, oppressed by toils, πονηρότατος καὶ ἄριστος, of Heracles, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) of things, toilsome, painful, grievous, ἔργα [Refs 8th c.BC+] II) in bad case, in sorry plight, useless, good-for-nothing, σύμμαχοι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κύων, ἱππάριον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δίαιτα, τροφή, σιτία, injurious, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. σῶμα, opposed to χρηστόν, [Refs]; π. σκώμματα sorry jests, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πράγματα a bad state of things, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἀρχὴ τῆς παιδείας a bad beginning, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb, -ρῶς ἔχειν to be in bad case, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. διακεῖσθαι, διατεθῆναι, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) in moral sense, worthless, knavish, φήμη, βίος, ζόη, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πονηρὸς. κἀκ πονηρῶν rogue and son of rogues, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὦ πόνῳ πονηρέ in a comic jingle, [Refs]; π. πόρρω τέχνης past master in knavery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. [ῥῆμα] malicious, [NT]wickednesses, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; δόλῳ πονηρῷ, Latin dolo malo, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ὁ π. the evil one, [NT+4th c.AD+] III.2) base, cowardly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. χρώματα, i.e. the coward's hue, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) with a political connotation, of the baser sort, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to καλοὶ κἀγαθοί, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —On the variation of accent, πονηρός and πόνηρος, see at {μοχθηρός} near the end

Greek

Adjective

hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from g2556 (κακός), which refers rather to essential character, as well as from g4550 (σαπρός), which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners; bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness); from a derivative of g4192 (πόνος);