ὁ+τ+ᾶς+ἡσυχίας+βίοτος

πονηρία, ας, ἡ (πονηρός; Soph., Hippocr. et al.) in our lit. only in the ethical sense: state or condition of a lack of moral or social values, wickedness, baseness, maliciousness, sinfulness (Soph.; Lysias 22, 16 et al.; OGI 519, 10; PLips 119 recto and verso I, 7; LXX; En 10:16; OdeSol 11:20; Test12Patr; Philo, De Jos. 212; Jos., Ant. 10, 37; 13, 120; Just., Tat.; Mel., P. 50, 369 Bo.; Orig., Did., loanw. in rabb.) Mt 22:18; Hv 3, 5, 4; 3, 6, 1. W. ἁρπαγή Lk 11:39; w. ἄνοια 2 Cl 13:1; w. δολιότης Hs 8, 6, 2; w. κακία 1 Cor 5:8. In the Lord’s Prayer Mt 6:13 v.l. In a catalogue of vices (s. Philo, Ebr. 223) Ro 1:29; 1 Cl 35:5. Cp. Hs 9, 15, 3, where πονηρία and other vices are personified. πονηρία μεγάλη Hv 2, 2, 2a. Of children μὴ γινώσκοντα τὴν πονηρίαν τὴν ἀπολλύουσαν τὴν ζωήν ἀνθρώπων who know nothing of the wickedness that ruins the life of people Hm 2:1 (s. παιδίον 2).—In the objective gen. κόλασις τῆς π. punishment for wickedness Hs 9, 18, 1; ὁ μισθὸς τῆς π. B 4:12. In gen. of quality (to be rendered as adj.; respectable Gk. [cp. ὁ τᾶς ἡσυχίας βίοτος Eur., Bacch. 389], but strongly influenced in our lit. by Semitic tradition, s. Leutzsch, Hermas 383 n. 44; cp. Schwyzer II 122): ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῆς π. evil desire Hv 1, 1, 8; m 11:2; συμφυρμοὶ πονηρίας v 2, 2, 2b; διδάσκαλοι πονηρίας evil teachers or obj. gen. teachers of wickedness Hs 9, 19, 2; τὰ πνευματικὰ τῆς π. (Iren. 1, 5, 4 [Harv. I 47, 2]) Eph 6:12 (s. πνευματικός 3); ὁ ἄγγελος τῆς πονηρίας (opp. ἄγγ. τῆς δικαιοσύνης) Hm 6, 2, 1; 4f; 7; 9f (cp. 1QS 3:18f). πλείονα πονηρίαν ποιεῖν act more wickedly Hs 9, 18, 2.—Pl., of the various kinds of evil-mindedness and individual expressions of it (Demosth. 21, 19; Aristot. 1389a, 18; Jer 39:32; B-D-F §142; W-S. §27, 4; s. Rob. 408) Mk 7:22; Ac 3:26; 1 Cl 8:4 (Is 1:16); Hv 3, 7, 2; m 8:3. αἱ π. ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἐμμένουσιν wickedness remains in their hearts Hv 3, 6, 3 (here the pl. could refer to the plurality of persons involved, since virtually only one kind of wickedness is meant). On πονηρεύεσθαι ποικίλαις πονηρίαις Hs 9, 18, 3 see πονηρεύομαι.—S. also ἁγιάζω 4, ἀποβάλλω 1b, ἀφαιρέω 2a, κατισχύω 2, παύω 2.—DELG s.v. πένομαι. M-M. TW.