Poneria denotes wrongdoing or corrupt evil shown in motives, conduct, and hostile forces.

The attested use presents evil as corrupt wrongdoing or disposition: it is found in inward fullness, testing intent, harmful ways, lists of vices, and spiritual forces opposed in struggle.

1. Corrupt wrongdoing and evil disposition · dominant

   In Luke 11:39, the genitive singular occurs in the description of inward fullness alongside plunder; in Matthew 22:18, the accusative singular names what Jesus knows as he is being tested. Acts 3:26 speaks of people being turned from harmful ways, while 1 Corinthians 5:8 contrasts a leaven associated with this term with sincerity and truth. Mark 7:22 and Romans 1:29 place its plural or singular forms within lists of corrupt behaviors and qualities, and Ephesians 6:12 locates it among spiritual forces opposed in struggle.

   Luke 11:39Matthew 22:18Acts 3:261 Corinthians 5:8Mark 7:22Ephesians 6:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “evil” in several verses, “wicked ways” in Acts 3:26, and “evils” in Mark 7:22. These renderings show the verses' presentation rather than a precise translation assignment for each form.