What does γενεά · πονηρός mean in the Bible?
γενεά · πονηρός is a Greek phrase meaning "this wicked generation".
Greek · G1074, G4190
τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ πονηρᾷ
A generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons) · evil/bad
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γενεάG1074a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
Pronunciationgeneá
A generation as both the people of an age and the timespan of their collective lifetime.
Open lexicon entry →πονηρόςG4190evil/bad
Pronunciationponērós
Moral or physical badness; notably used for Satan as "the evil one" in spiritual warfare contexts.
Open lexicon entry →What does τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ πονηρᾷ (tē genea tautē tē ponēra) mean in the Bible?
γενεά · πονηρός is a Greek phrase meaning "this wicked generation".
Full entry for τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ πονηρᾷ (G1074, G4190) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1074, G4190?
G1074, G4190 is connected to 43 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. this wicked generation
Source Gloss
this wicked generation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns9Aligned forms43Case patternNominative (13)Number patternSingular (31)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 12:39 · Matt 16:4 · Matt 24:34 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 13:30 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 21:328×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMatt 1:17 · Luke 1:485×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:32 · Luke 11:50 · Luke 11:51 · Luke 17:25 · Acts 2:40 · Phil 2:1510×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineActs 15:21 · Col 1:262×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 12:45 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 11:30 · Acts 13:36 · Heb 3:106×
Dative · Plural · FeminineActs 14:16 · Eph 3:52×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 11:16 · Matt 23:36 · Luke 16:8 · Acts 8:334×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineLuke 1:50 · Eph 3:213×
Vocative · Singular · FeminineMatt 17:17 · Mark 9:19 · Luke 9:413×
Word Origins
τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ πονηρᾷ is built from this root: