Greek · G1401, G4190 · unreviewed

δοῦλε πονηρέ

Slave · evil/bad

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δοῦλος G1401 slave

Pronunciation doûlos

Complete loss of personal autonomy and will to a master; metaphorically, enslavement to sin or Christ.

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πονηρός G4190 evil/bad

Pronunciation ponērós

Moral or physical badness; notably used for Satan as "the evil one" in spiritual warfare contexts.

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What does δοῦλε πονηρέ (doule ponēre) mean in the Bible?

δοῦλος · πονηρός is a Greek word meaning "wicked servant".

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Meaning

wicked servant

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:24 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 18:26 · Matt 18:28 · Matt 20:27 · Matt 24:45 · Matt 24:46 · Matt 24:48 · Mark 10:44 · Luke 7:2 · Luke 12:43 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 12:47 · Luke 14:21 · Luke 14:22 · John 8:34 35×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:27 · Matt 13:28 · Matt 22:10 · Luke 12:37 · Luke 17:10 · John 4:51 · John 18:18 · Acts 16:17 · Rom 6:16 · Rom 6:17 · Rom 6:20 · 1 Cor 7:23 · 1 Cor 12:13 · Eph 6:5 · Eph 6:6 · Phil 1:1 22×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:27 · Matt 24:50 · Luke 12:46 · Gal 4:1 · Phil 2:7 · Rev 15:3 6×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 18:23 · Matt 25:19 · John 18:26 · Rev 19:2 · Rev 19:18 5×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:8 · Mark 13:34 · Acts 4:29 · Col 4:1 · Rev 1:1 · Rev 11:18 · Rev 22:6 7×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:9 · Luke 7:8 · Luke 14:21 · Luke 17:9 · John 18:10 · Rev 1:1 6×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 21:34 · Matt 21:35 · Matt 21:36 · Matt 22:3 · Matt 22:4 · Matt 22:6 · Matt 25:14 · Luke 15:22 · Luke 19:13 · Luke 19:15 · John 15:15 · Acts 2:18 · Rom 6:16 · 2 Cor 4:5 · Titus 2:9 · Rev 2:20 19×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 25:30 · Matt 26:51 · Mark 12:2 · Mark 12:4 · Mark 14:47 · Luke 2:29 · Luke 7:3 · Luke 7:10 · Luke 14:17 · Luke 14:23 · Luke 17:7 · Luke 20:10 · Luke 20:11 · Luke 22:50 · John 18:10 · 2 Tim 2:24 18×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rom 6:19 2×

Vocative · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:32 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 · Matt 25:26 · Luke 19:17 · Luke 19:22 6×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God Galatians 4 — No Longer Slaves: Sonship, Pastoral Anguish, and Children of Promise John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 17 — Faithful Servants, Grateful Cleansing, and the Coming Kingdom Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Romans 1 — The Gospel Reveals the Righteousness of God and the Wrath of God Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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