King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3835
Transliteration: panourgos
Phonetic Spelling: (pan-oor'-gos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: ready to do anything, crafty, skillful
Meaning: ready to do anything, crafty, skillful
πανοῦργος, πανοῦργον (πᾶς and ἘΠΤΩ equivalent to ἐργάζομαι; on the accent, see κακοῦργος), the Sept. for עָרוּם; skillful, clever, i. e.:
Word Summary
panourgos: ready to do anything, crafty, skillful
Original Word: πανοῦργοςTransliteration: panourgos
Phonetic Spelling: (pan-oor'-gos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: ready to do anything, crafty, skillful
Meaning: ready to do anything, crafty, skillful
Strong's Concordance
crafty. From pas and ergon; all-working, i.e. Adroit (shrewd) -- crafty.
see GREEK pas
see GREEK ergon
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3835: πανοῦργοςπανοῦργος, πανοῦργον (πᾶς and ἘΠΤΩ equivalent to ἐργάζομαι; on the accent, see κακοῦργος), the Sept. for עָרוּם; skillful, clever, i. e.:
1. in a good sense, fit to undertake and accomplish anything, dexterous; wise, sagacious, skillful (Aristotle, Polybius, Plutarch, others; the Sept. Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 28:2). But far more frequent.
2. in a bad sense, crafty, cunning, knavish, treacherous, deceitful, (Tragg., Aristophanes, Plato, Plutarch, others; the Sept.; Sir. 6:32 (31) (but here in a good sense);