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πονηρός

Transliteration ponēros		Pronunciation po-nā-ro's (Key)
Part of Speech adjective		Root Word (Etymology) From a derivative of πόνος (G4192)
TDNT Reference 6:546,912	Vines View Entry

1) full of labours, annoyances, hardships

a) pressed and harassed by labours

b) bringing toils, annoyances, perils; of a time full of peril to Christian faith and steadfastness; causing pain and trouble

2) bad, of a bad nature or condition

a) in a physical sense: diseased or blind

b) in an ethical sense: evil wicked, bad

Referring to Mat 6:13: "Although the KJV renders this 'deliver us from evil,' the presence of the article indicates not evil in general, but the evil one himself. In the context of Matthew's Gospel, such deliverance from the devil seems to be linked to Jesus' temptation in 4:1-10: Because the Spirit led him into temptation by the evil one, believers now participate in his victory" (Daniel B. Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, p. 233).

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Strong's Number G4190 matches the Greek πονηρός (ponēros), which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in Eph of the Greek concordance of the KJV
Page 1 / 1 (Eph 5:16 - Eph 6:16)
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Eph 5:16	Redeeming the time, because the days are evil⁴¹⁹⁰.
Eph 6:13	Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil⁴¹⁹⁰ day, and having done all, to stand .
Eph 6:16	Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked⁴¹⁹⁰.

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