What does πνευματικός · πονηρία mean in the Bible?
πνευματικός · πονηρία is a Greek phrase meaning "spiritual forces of evil, spiritual things of wickedness".
Greek · G4152, G4189
πνευματικὰ τῆς πονηρίας
Spiritual · evil
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πνευματικόςG4152spiritual
Pronunciationpneumatikós
Spiritual realities actuated by Divine Spirit, contrasting with fleshly or soulish dimensions of human existence.
Open lexicon entry →πονηρίαG4189evil
Pronunciationponēría
Wickedness as active malice and harmful intent, distinct from mere badness or depravity
Open lexicon entry →What does πνευματικὰ τῆς πονηρίας (pneumatika tēs ponērias) mean in the Bible?
πνευματικός · πονηρία is a Greek phrase meaning "spiritual forces of evil, spiritual things of wickedness".
Full entry for πνευματικὰ τῆς πονηρίας (G4152, G4189) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4152, G4189?
G4152, G4189 is connected to 26 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. spiritual forces of evil, spiritual things of wickedness
Source Gloss
spiritual forces of evil, spiritual things of wickedness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms26Case patternNominative (9)Number patternPlural (11)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineRom 7:14 · 1 Cor 2:15 · 1 Cor 14:37 · 1 Pet 2:54×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 15:44 · 1 Cor 15:464×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineGal 6:11×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine1 Cor 10:41×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter1 Cor 12:11×
Dative · Plural · NeuterRom 15:27 · 1 Cor 2:132×
Dative · Singular · FeminineEph 1:3 · Col 1:92×
Dative · Plural · FeminineEph 5:19 · Col 3:162×
Dative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 3:11×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter1 Cor 2:13 · 1 Cor 9:11 · 1 Cor 14:1 · Eph 6:124×
Word Origins
πνευματικὰ τῆς πονηρίας is built from this root: