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ἡμέρᾳ τῇ πονηρᾷ

Evil/bad · day

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πονηρός G4190 evil/bad
Pronunciation ponērós
Moral or physical badness; notably used for Satan as "the evil one" in spiritual warfare contexts.
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ἡμέρα G2250 day
Pronunciation hēméra
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What does ἡμέρᾳ τῇ πονηρᾷ (hēmera tē ponēra) mean in the Bible?

πονηρός · ἡμέρα is a Greek word meaning "evil day, day of testing or evil opposition".

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Meaning

evil day, day of testing or evil opposition
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:23 · Matt 12:35 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 20:15 · Mark 7:22 · Luke 6:45 · Luke 11:34 · 1 John 5:18 8×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:11 · Matt 12:34 · Matt 15:19 · Luke 11:13 · 2 Tim 3:13 5×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:39 · Matt 16:4 · Luke 11:29 · Heb 3:12 · Jas 4:16 5×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Mark 7:23 · John 3:19 · John 7:7 · 1 John 3:12 4×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 18:14 · Acts 19:15 · Acts 19:16 · Rev 16:2 4×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Eph 5:16 · 1 Tim 6:4 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:37 · Matt 12:35 · Matt 13:38 · Luke 6:45 · John 17:15 · Gal 1:4 · Eph 6:16 · 2 Thess 3:3 · 1 John 3:12 9×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Luke 3:19 · Luke 7:21 · Luke 8:2 · Acts 25:18 4×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:13 · 1 Thess 5:22 · 2 Tim 4:18 3×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine 2 Thess 3:2 · Jas 2:4 2×
78 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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