Strong G3835πανοῦργος
crafty
- Transliteration
- panourgos
- Pronunciation
- pan-oor'-gos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
πανοῦργος, -ον
[in LXX chiefly for עָרוּם;]
ready to do anything;
__(a) in cl., chiefly in bad sense, knavish, crafty: 2Co.12:16;
__(b) in good sense, skilful, clever (Pro.13:1 28:2).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for עָרוּם;]
ready to do anything;
__(a) in cl., chiefly in bad sense, knavish, crafty: 2Co.12:16;
__(b) in good sense, skilful, clever (Pro.13:1 28:2).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3835 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- crafty1
First verses
- 2 Corinthians 12:16But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
πᾰνουργ-ος
(properispomenon), ον, ready to do anything, wicked, knavish, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 384, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 766, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 250, 450, +others: _superlative_, opposed to εὐηθέστερος, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.44)]: as substantive, knave, rogue, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1400, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 249, +others; ὦ πανοῦργε 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1257, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 311)]; τὰ π. the knavish sort, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 448)]; τὸ π., ={πανουργία}, [Refs ([prev. author] “El.” 1507)]: comparative -ότερος[LXX (LXX.Pro.21.11)]; -έστερος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.395c)]: superlative -ότατος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 45, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator [prev. cited])]
2 adverb -γως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 317, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 239c)]: superlative -ότατα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 56.)]
2.b πανούργως κατασκευάζεσθαι to be adulterated, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.54.)]
3 of animals, as the fox, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 488b20, compare 613b23.)]
II in a less positively bad sense, cunning, clever, smart, π. καὶ δεινός [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 1.3, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 177a, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1144a28; π. τε καὶ σοφός 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 409c; κομψὸς καὶ π. 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.28a)]: superlative, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.75.2)]. adverb -γως, π. καὶ ὑποκριτικῶς λέγειν τὰ ἔπη [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 9.407a.)]
(properispomenon), ον, ready to do anything, wicked, knavish, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 384, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 766, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 250, 450, +others: _superlative_, opposed to εὐηθέστερος, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.44)]: as substantive, knave, rogue, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1400, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 249, +others; ὦ πανοῦργε 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1257, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 311)]; τὰ π. the knavish sort, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 448)]; τὸ π., ={πανουργία}, [Refs ([prev. author] “El.” 1507)]: comparative -ότερος[LXX (LXX.Pro.21.11)]; -έστερος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.395c)]: superlative -ότατος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 45, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator [prev. cited])]
2 adverb -γως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 317, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 239c)]: superlative -ότατα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 56.)]
2.b πανούργως κατασκευάζεσθαι to be adulterated, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.54.)]
3 of animals, as the fox, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 488b20, compare 613b23.)]
II in a less positively bad sense, cunning, clever, smart, π. καὶ δεινός [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 1.3, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 177a, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1144a28; π. τε καὶ σοφός 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 409c; κομψὸς καὶ π. 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.28a)]: superlative, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.75.2)]. adverb -γως, π. καὶ ὑποκριτικῶς λέγειν τὰ ἔπη [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 9.407a.)]