Craftiness, Crafty - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Craftiness, Crafty

[ A-1,Noun,G3834, panourgia ]
lit., all-working," i.e., doing everything (pan, "all," ergon, "work"), hence, "unscrupulous conduct, craftiness," is always used in a bad sense in the NT, Luke 20:23; 1 Corinthians 3:19; 2 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 4:14, AV, "cunning craftiness." See SUBTLETY. In the Sept. it is used in a good sense, Proverbs 1:4; Proverbs 8:5; indifferently in Numbers 24:22; Joshua 9:4.

[ B-1,Adjective,G3835, panourgos ]
"cunning, crafty," is found in 2 Corinthians 12:16, where the Apostle is really quoting an accusation made against him by his detractors. In the Sept. it is used in a good sense in Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 28:2.

[ C-1,Noun,G1388, dolos ]
primarily, "a bait," hence, "fraud, guile, deceit," is rendered "craft" in the AV of Mark 14:1 (RV "subtilty"). See DECEIT, GUILE, SUBTLETY.

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