King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4189
Transliteration: ponēria
Phonetic Spelling: (pon-ay-ree'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: iniquity
Meaning: iniquity
πονηρία, πονηρίας, ἡ (πονηρός) (from Sophocles down), the Sept. for רֹעַ and רָעָה, depravity, iniquity, wickedness ((so A. V. almost uniformly)), malice: Matthew 22:18; Luke 11:39; Romans 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:8; Ephesians 6:12; plural αἱ πονηρίαι (cf. Winers Grammar, § 27, 3; Buttmann, § 123, 2; R. V. wickednesses), evil purposes and desires, Mark 7:22; wicked ways (A. V. iniquities), Acts 3:26. (Synonym: see κακία, at the end.)
Word Summary
ponēria: iniquity
Original Word: πονηρίαTransliteration: ponēria
Phonetic Spelling: (pon-ay-ree'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: iniquity
Meaning: iniquity
Strong's Concordance
iniquity, wickedness. From poneros; depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins -- iniquity, wickedness.
see GREEK poneros
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4189: πονηρίαπονηρία, πονηρίας, ἡ (πονηρός) (from Sophocles down), the Sept. for רֹעַ and רָעָה, depravity, iniquity, wickedness ((so A. V. almost uniformly)), malice: Matthew 22:18; Luke 11:39; Romans 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:8; Ephesians 6:12; plural αἱ πονηρίαι (cf. Winers Grammar, § 27, 3; Buttmann, § 123, 2; R. V. wickednesses), evil purposes and desires, Mark 7:22; wicked ways (A. V. iniquities), Acts 3:26. (Synonym: see κακία, at the end.)