What does ὀφθαλμός · πονηρός mean in the Bible?
ὀφθαλμός · πονηρός is a Greek phrase meaning "evil eye, envy".
Greek · G3788, G4190
ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός
Eye · evil/bad
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ὀφθαλμός G3788 eye
Pronunciation ophthalmós
Beyond physical sight, eye metaphorically denotes moral perception and ethical character, especially regarding envy and spiritual discernment.
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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 ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός (ophthalmos ponēros) mean in the Bible?
ὀφθαλμός · πονηρός is a Greek phrase meaning "evil eye, envy".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3788, G4190?
G3788, G4190 is connected to 100 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. evil eye, envy
Source Gloss
evil eye, envy
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns 8 Aligned forms 100 Case pattern Accusative (38) Number pattern Plural (70)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:29 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 20:15 · Mark 7:22 · Mark 9:47 · Luke 11:34 · 1 Cor 2:9 · 1 Cor 12:16 · 1 Cor 12:17 · 1 Cor 12:21 · Rev 1:7 15×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:30 · Matt 13:16 · Matt 20:33 · Matt 26:43 · Mark 14:40 · Luke 2:30 · Luke 4:20 · Luke 10:23 · Luke 24:16 · Luke 24:31 · John 9:10 · Rom 11:10 · 1 Pet 3:12 · Rev 1:14 · Rev 19:12 15×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:29 · Luke 19:42 · Acts 1:9 · Acts 9:8 · Acts 9:18 · Rom 3:18 · 1 John 2:16 · Rev 4:6 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 7:17 · Rev 21:4 11×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:38 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 7:5 · Luke 6:42 · 1 Cor 15:52 6×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 7:3 · Matt 7:4 · Luke 6:41 · Luke 6:42 8×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:15 · Matt 21:42 · Mark 12:11 · John 12:40 · Acts 28:27 · Heb 4:13 · 1 John 1:1 7×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:15 · Matt 17:8 · Matt 18:9 · Mark 8:18 · Mark 8:25 · Mark 9:47 · Luke 6:20 · Luke 16:23 · Luke 18:13 · John 4:35 · John 6:5 · John 9:6 · John 9:11 · John 9:14 · John 9:15 · John 9:17 37×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:38 1×
Word Origins
ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain