What does πονηρός · πνεῦμα mean in the Bible?
πονηρός · πνεῦμα is a Greek phrase meaning "evil spirits".
Greek · G4190, G4151
πνευμάτων πονηρῶν
Evil/bad · spirit/breath: spirit
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πονηρόςG4190evil/bad
Pronunciationponērós
Moral or physical badness; notably used for Satan as "the evil one" in spiritual warfare contexts.
Open lexicon entry →πνεῦμαG4151spirit/breath: spirit
Pronunciationpneûma
Spirit as the immaterial dimension of human existence, or God's transformative power, distinct from soul and body.
Open lexicon entry →What does πνευμάτων πονηρῶν (pneumatōn ponērōn) mean in the Bible?
πονηρός · πνεῦμα is a Greek phrase meaning "evil spirits".
Full entry for πνευμάτων πονηρῶν (G4190, G4151) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4190, G4151?
G4190, G4151 is connected to 78 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. evil spirits
Source Gloss
evil spirits
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×
Word Origins
πνευμάτων πονηρῶν is built from this root: