Strong G3834πανουργία
craftiness
- Transliteration
- panourgia
- Pronunciation
- pan-oorg-ee'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G3835; adroitness that is (in a bad sense) trickery or sophistry: - (cunning) craftiness subtilty.
Detailed definition
πανουργία, -ας, ἡ
(πανοῦργος), [in LXX: Jos.9:4, Pro.1:4 8:5 (עׇרְמָה), Num.24:22, Sir.19:25 21:22 31:10 (Sir.34:10) (in all cases in good or indifferent sense)*;]
cleverness, in cl. nearly always in bad sense, craftiness, cunning, knavery: Luk.20:23, 1Co.3:19 (LXX, φρόνησις, for עׇרְמָה) 2Co.4:2 11:3, Eph.4:14.†
(AS)
(πανοῦργος), [in LXX: Jos.9:4, Pro.1:4 8:5 (עׇרְמָה), Num.24:22, Sir.19:25 21:22 31:10 (Sir.34:10) (in all cases in good or indifferent sense)*;]
cleverness, in cl. nearly always in bad sense, craftiness, cunning, knavery: Luk.20:23, 1Co.3:19 (LXX, φρόνησις, for עׇרְמָה) 2Co.4:2 11:3, Eph.4:14.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3834 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- craftiness4
- subtilty1
First verses
- Luke 20:23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
- 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- Ephesians 4:14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πᾰνουργ-ία, ἡ,
knavery, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 603, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 927, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 22.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 747c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1144a27)]: in plural, villainies, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 300, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 684, etc.)]
2 of animals, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 588a23 (_plural_), 614a30.)]
3 adulteration of drugs or honey, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.27.)]
knavery, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 603, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 927, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 22.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 747c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1144a27)]: in plural, villainies, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 300, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 684, etc.)]
2 of animals, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 588a23 (_plural_), 614a30.)]
3 adulteration of drugs or honey, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.27.)]