- Transliteration: Poneros

- Phonetic: pon-ay-ros'

- Definition:

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 The word is used in the nominative case in Mt. 6:13. This usuallydenotes a title in the Greek. Hence Christ is saying, deliver usfrom "The Evil", and is probably referring to Satan.

- Origin: from a derivative of G4192" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4192

- TDNT entry: 15:06,9

- Part(s) of speech: Adjective

- Strong's: From a derivative of G4192" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4192; hurtful that is evil (properly in effect or influence and thus differing from G2556" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2556 which refers rather to essential character as well as from G4550" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4550 which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively calamitous; also (passively) ill that is diseased; but especially (morally) culpable that is derelict vicious facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief malice or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil or (plural) sinners: - bad evil grievous harm lewd malicious wicked (-ness). See also G4191" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4191.