Matthew 22:18:6Matt.22.18.W6TAB
πονηρίαν
ponêrian
“malice of”
- Transliteration
- po-nê-RI-an
- Extended
- po-nê-RI-an
- IPA
- /po.neːˈri.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- malice of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
po-nê-RI-an
- clause
GNOOS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS TÊN po-nê-RI-an au-TÔN EI-pen
- sentence
GNOOS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS TÊN po-nê-RI-an au-TÔN EI-pen TI me pei-RA-ze-te hy-po-kri-TAI
Exegesis
The accusative object ten ponerian auton {τὴν πονηρίαν αὐτῶν | tḕn ponērían autôn} ‘their wickedness’ specifies the content of His perceptive knowledge, with the genitive pronoun auton indicating that the wickedness belongs to or arises from “them.”
Root and etymology
ponerospi–omicron–nu–eta–rho–omicron–sigma
“evil, morally bad, wicked”
In context — Matthew 22:18
But Jesus , having known their wickedness , said, “Why do you test Me, hypocrites?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 22:18, so the Greek word πονηρίαν (ponêrian) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.22.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.18.W6.S1) and character.