πονηρὰ
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.
Matthew 16:4 · Word #2
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.A NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | evil |
| Literal | evil |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πονηρός |
| Strong's | G4190 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4190-01
harmful evils
| Morphological Notes | Adjective functioning substantively; accusative neuter plural form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective denotes active harmfulness or malignant wickedness derived from πόνος (toil, pain). As neuter accusative plural used substantivally, it refers to "harmful evils" or "malignant things" as objects. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
evil
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In context modifying 'generation,' 'evil' succinctly conveys the core meaning; 'harmful evils' is redundant here since the Greek functions as an adjective describing the generation. |