πονηρὸν
ponērós
evil
Characterized by active harmfulness or wickedness; causing trouble, pain, or suffering; morally depraved or malignant in intent or effect. In various contexts, can describe people, actions, conditions, or even spiritual beings as spirit or agent of moral evil.
Acts 19:16 · Word #13
Lexicon G4190
| Lemma | πονηρός |
| Transliteration | ponērós |
| Strong's | G4190 |
| Definition | Characterized by active harmfulness or wickedness; causing trouble, pain, or suffering; morally depraved or malignant in intent or effect. In various contexts, can describe people, actions, conditions, or even spiritual beings as spirit or agent of moral evil. |
Morphology ADJ.R NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.R — Restrictive Adjective — Limits or specifies the noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | evil |
| Literal | evil |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πονηρός |
| Strong's | G4190 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4190-08
harmful evil
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; accusative singular neuter (Gr,NS,,,,ANS,), functioning as a noun meaning "that which is evil/harmful." |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the root sense of causing pain or trouble (from πόνος) and the developed moral sense of active, malignant evil. As neuter accusative singular used substantively, it denotes "evil" as a harmful reality or thing, without specifying a personal referent. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
harmful evil
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Specific dual concept matches SILEX and Greek; context supports P1. |