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Strong's G4189 πονηρία (poneria)

Poneria means “iniquity” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4189 — moshekah (“band”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4189
Language Greek
Linked Usages 75
Books 23

Strong's G4189 Quick Answer

Strong's G4189 πονηρία (poneria) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. poneria (pon-ay-ree'-ah) n. 1. depravity 2. (specially) malice It has 75 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include wickedness and malice. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
poneria (pon-ay-ree'-ah) n. 1. depravity 2. (specially) malice
Usage
75 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
wickedness and malice

Meaning and Definition

poneria (pon-ay-ree'-ah) n. 1. depravity 2. (specially) malice 3. (plural, concretely) plots, sins [from G4190] KJV: iniquity, wickedness Root(s): G4190

Original Word
πονηρία
Transliteration
poneria
Derivation
Root: πονηρός R1: 4190
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4189. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

evil

Usage: πονηρία, -ας, ἡ (πονηρός), [in LXX chiefly for רַע ;] iniquity, wickedness: Mat.22:18, Luk.11:39, Rom.1:29, Eph.6:12; pl. (see Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220; Swete, Mk., 153), Mrk.7:22, Act.3:26; κακία καὶ π., 1Co.5:8.† SYN.: see: κακία. (AS)

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How Strong's G4189 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render poneria, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

wickedness Matthew 22:18 malice 1 Corinthians 5:8

How Strong's G4189 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 46 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4189 (πονηρία) appears 71 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4189 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4189 in the New Testament

7 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 22:18 KJV

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

Mark 7:22 KJV

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

Luke 11:39 KJV

And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

Strong's G4189 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

46 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 10:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And he said to them, So let the Lord be with you: as I will send you away, must I send away your store also? see that evil is attached to you.

Exodus 32:12 Septuagint / Brenton

Take heed lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be merciful to the sin of thy people,

Deuteronomy 31:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And this song shall stand up to witness against them; for they shall not forget it out of their mouth, or out of the mouth of their seed; for I know their wickedness, what they are doing here this day, before I have brought them into the good land, which I swore to their fathers.

Strong's G4189 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

21 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 13:46 Septuagint / Brenton

And they said, Deal not with us according to our wickedness, but according to thy mercy.

4 Maccabees 2:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And think it not a strange assertion that reasoning can in behalf of the law conquer even enmity.

Wisdom of Solomon 4:6 Septuagint / Brenton

For children begotten of unlawful beds Are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial.

Strong's G4189 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 10:16 Septuagint / Brenton

they have wronged mankind. Destroy all wrong from the face of the earth and let every evil work come to an end: and let the plant of righteousness and truth appear: and it shall prove a blessing; the works of righteousness and truth' shall be planted in truth and joy for evermore.

Usage Excerpts

First 75 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4189.

Exodus 10:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to them, So let the Lord be with you: as I will send you away, must I send away your store also? see that evil is attached to you.
Exodus 32:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take heed lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be merciful to the sin of thy people,
Deuteronomy 31:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this song shall stand up to witness against them; for they shall not forget it out of their mouth, or out of the mouth of their seed; for I know their wickedness, what they are doing here this day, before I have brought them into the good land, which I swore to their fathers.
Judges 9:56 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he wrought against his father, in slaying his seventy brethren.
Judges 9:57 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the wickedness of the men of Shechem God requited upon their head; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
Judges 11:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now I have not sinned against thee, but thou wrongest me in preparing war against me: may the Lord the Judge judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
Judges 15:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samson said to them, Even for once am I guiltless with regard to the Philistines, in that I do mischief among them.
Judges 20:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah: and the children of Israel came and said, Tell us, where did this wickedness take place?
Judges 20:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the tribes of Israel sent men through the whole tribe of Benjamin, saying, What is this wickedness that has been wrought among you?
Judges 20:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now then give up the men the sons of transgressors that are in Gibeah, and we will put them to death, and purge out wickedness from Israel: but the children of Benjamin consented not to hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
Judges 20:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin hastened, because they saw that evil had come upon them.
Nehemiah 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Nehemiah 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
Nehemiah 2:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
Nehemiah 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
Nehemiah 13:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
Nehemiah 13:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
Psalms 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; And then thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.
Psalms 27:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Give them according to their works, And according to the wickedness of their devices: Give them according to the works of their hands; Render their recompense unto them.
Psalms 54:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let death come upon them, And let them go down alive into Hades, For iniquity is in their dwellings, in the midst of them.
Psalms 72:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: They have uttered unrighteousness loftily.
Psalms 93:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he will recompense to them their iniquity and their wickedness: The Lord our God shall utterly destroy them.
Psalms 140:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Incline not my heart to evil things, To employ pretexts for sins, With men who work iniquity: And let me not unite with their choice ones.
Proverbs 33:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ecclesiastes 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For there is such a man that his labor Is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in fortitude; Yet this man shall give his portion To one who has not labored therein. This is also vanity and great evil.
Ecclesiastes 6:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, And it is abundant with man:
Ecclesiastes 10:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, Wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
Ecclesiastes 11:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, And put away evil from thy flesh: For youth and folly are vanity.
Isaiah 1:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wash you, be clean; remove your iniquities from your souls before mine eyes; cease from your iniquities;
Isaiah 7:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For before the child shall know good or evil, he refuses evil, to choose the good; and the land shall be forsaken which thou art afraid of because of the two kings.
Isaiah 10:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to them that write wickedness; for when they write they do write wickedness,
Isaiah 47:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for thy trusting in wickedness: for thou saidst, I am, and there is not another: know thou, the understanding of these things and thy harlotry shall be thy shame; for thou saidst in thy heart, I am, and there is not another.
Isaiah 59:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their feet run to wickedness, swift to shed blood; their thoughts also are thoughts of murder; destruction and misery are in their ways;
Jeremiah 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Circumcise yourselves to your God, and circumcise your hardness of heart, ye men of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my wrath go forth as fire, and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your devices.
Jeremiah 6:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The bellows have failed from the fire, the lead has failed: the silversmith works at his trade in vain; their wickedness is not consumed.
Jeremiah 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will try them with fire, and prove them; for I will do thus because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people.
Jeremiah 23:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For priest and prophet are defiled; and I have seen their iniquities in my house.
Jeremiah 24:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The one basket was full of very good figs, as the early figs; and the other basket was full of very bad figs, which could not be eaten, for their badness.
Jeremiah 24:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? and I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, for their badness.
Jeremiah 24:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, for their badness; thus saith the Lord, So will I deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his nobles, and the remnant of Jerusalem, them that are left in this land, and the dwellers in Egypt.
Jeremiah 31:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The day of Moab is near at hand, and his iniquity moves swiftly to vengeance.
Jeremiah 39:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because of all the wickedness of the children of Israel and Judah, which they wrought to provoke me, they and their kings, and their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, the men of Judah, and the dwellers in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 40:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to fight against the Chaldeans, and to fill it with the corpses of men, whom I smote in mine anger and my wrath, and turned away my face from them, for all their wickedness:
Jeremiah 51:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because of their wickedness, which they have wrought to provoke me, by going to burn incense to other gods, whom ye knew not.
Jeremiah 51:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord could no longer bear you, because of the wickedness of your doings, and because of your abominations which ye wrought; and so your land became a desolation and a waste, and a curse, as at this day;
Daniel 11:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for both the kings, their hearts are set upon mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end is for a fixed time.
Matthew 22:18 New Testament, KJV
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Mark 7:22 New Testament, KJV
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Luke 11:39 New Testament, KJV
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
Acts 3:26 New Testament, KJV
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Romans 1:29 New Testament, KJV
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
1 Corinthians 5:8 New Testament, KJV
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Ephesians 6:12 New Testament, KJV
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
1 Maccabees 13:46 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they said, Deal not with us according to our wickedness, but according to thy mercy.
4 Maccabees 2:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And think it not a strange assertion that reasoning can in behalf of the law conquer even enmity.
Wisdom of Solomon 4:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For children begotten of unlawful beds Are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial.
Wisdom of Solomon 4:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For his soul pleased the Lord; Therefore hastened he to take him away from among the wicked.
Wisdom of Solomon 10:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover, the nations in their wicked conspiracy being confounded, She found out the righteous, and preserved him blameless unto God, And kept him strong against his tender compassion toward his son.
Wisdom of Solomon 10:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Of whose wickedness, even to this day the waste land that smoketh is a testimony, And plants bearing fruit that never come to ripeness: And a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an unbelieving soul.
Wisdom of Solomon 17:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They died for fear, Denying that they saw the air, which could of no side be avoided.
Wisdom of Solomon 19:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And punishments came upon the sinners Not without former signs by the force of thunders: For they suffered justly according to their own wickedness, Insomuch as they used a more hard and hateful behavior toward strangers.
Wisdom of Sirach 3:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In the punishment of the proud there is no remedy; For the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him.
Wisdom of Sirach 12:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Never trust thine enemy: For like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness.
Wisdom of Sirach 19:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom, Neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence.
Wisdom of Sirach 25:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart: And any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:
Wisdom of Sirach 25:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, And darkeneth her countenance like sackcloth.
Wisdom of Sirach 29:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Many therefore have refused to lend for other men’s ill dealing, Fearing to be defrauded.
Wisdom of Sirach 31:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When one prayeth, and another curseth, Whose voice will the Lord hear?
Wisdom of Sirach 35:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sound judgment; And hinder not music.
Wisdom of Sirach 42:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For from garments cometh a moth, And from women wickedness.
Wisdom of Sirach 42:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, A woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.
Wisdom of Sirach 46:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, He and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, In that they withstood the enemy, And withheld the people from sin, And appeased the wicked murmuring.
Wisdom of Sirach 47:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For they sought out all wickedness, Till the vengeance came upon them.
Baruch 2:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the house which is called by thy name hast thou laid waste, as it is to be seen this day, for the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
1 Enoch 10:16 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
they have wronged mankind. Destroy all wrong from the face of the earth and let every evil work come to an end: and let the plant of righteousness and truth appear: and it shall prove a blessing; the works of righteousness and truth' shall be planted in truth and joy for evermore.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4189, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 12 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G4189 FAQ

What does poneria (πονηρία) mean?

Poneria (Strong's G4189) is a Greek word most simply glossed "iniquity". poneria (pon-ay-ree'-ah) n. 1. depravity 2. (specially) malice

How many times is poneria (πονηρία) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 75 linked usages for Strong's G4189 across 23 books.

Where can I study poneria (πονηρία) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4189 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate poneria (πονηρία)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wickedness and malice. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4189 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 46 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 21 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G4189, with linked reader references where each row is available.