Greek · G4190, G18

πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς

Evil/bad · "good" (in any sense, often as noun)

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πονηρόςG4190evil/bad

Pronunciationponērós

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

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ἀγαθόςG18"good" (in any sense, often as noun)

Pronunciationagathós

Good as inner moral excellence and actual benefit to others, contrasting with merely outward appearance.

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What does πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς (ponērous te kai agathous) mean in the Bible?

πονηρός · ἀγαθός is a Greek phrase meaning "bad and good".

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What does πονηρός · ἀγαθός mean in the Bible?

πονηρός · ἀγαθός is a Greek phrase meaning "bad and good".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4190, G18?

G4190, G18 is connected to 78 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. bad and good

Strong'sG4190, G18

Lexical occurrences78 verses Word forms10 forms78 references

Source Gloss

bad and good

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 forms78Case patternNominative (28)Number patternSingular (29)

Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:23 · Matt 12:35 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 20:15 · Mark 7:22 · Luke 6:45 · Luke 11:34 · 1 John 5:188×

Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 7:11 · Matt 12:34 · Matt 15:19 · Luke 11:13 · 2 Tim 3:135×

Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 12:39 · Matt 16:4 · Luke 11:29 · Heb 3:12 · Jas 4:165×

Nominative · Plural · NeuterMark 7:23 · John 3:19 · John 7:7 · 1 John 3:124×

Nominative · Singular · NeuterActs 18:14 · Acts 19:15 · Acts 19:16 · Rev 16:24×

Nominative · Plural · FeminineEph 5:16 · 1 Tim 6:42×

Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:37 · Matt 12:35 · Matt 13:38 · Luke 6:45 · John 17:15 · Gal 1:4 · Eph 6:16 · 2 Thess 3:3 · 1 John 3:129×

Genitive · Plural · NeuterLuke 3:19 · Luke 7:21 · Luke 8:2 · Acts 25:184×

Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 6:13 · 1 Thess 5:22 · 2 Tim 4:183×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine2 Thess 3:2 · Jas 2:42×

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πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούςponērós · agathós

Language

Greek

Strong's

G4190, G18

Passage records

Letter Breakdown

π (pi) = p
ο (omicron) = o
ν (nu) = n
η (eta) = e
ρ (rho) = r
ο (omicron) = o
ύ (upsilon) = u
ς (final sigma) = s
τ (tau) = t
ε (epsilon) = e
κ (kappa) = k
α (alpha) = a
ὶ (iota) = i
ἀ (alpha) = a
γ (gamma) = g
α (alpha) = a
θ (theta) = th
ο (omicron) = o
ύ (upsilon) = u
ς (final sigma) = s

Word FamilyWickedness and Judgment

The vocabulary of moral evil and its reckoning — Hebrew and Greek words that name the wicked, their character, and the punishment that answers them.

πονηρόςCurrentG4190Greek

ponērósevil; the evil one

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

רָשָׁעH7563Hebrew

rashathe wicked

Active moral corruption: the wicked person who does wrong, not merely passive failure or error.

ἀδικίαG93Greek

adikíaunrighteousness

Moral wrongdoing that violates God's justice; unrighteousness as a power opposing truth and righteousness.

ἁμαρτίαG266Greek

hamartíasin

Missing the mark of God's standard; the foundational NT word for sin as moral failure and lawlessness.

κόλασιςG2851Greek

kólasispunishment

Punishment administered by a competent authority; eternal punishment parallel to eternal life in Matthew 25:46.

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