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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2574" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' kraft ''''' , ''''' kraf´ti ''''' - ''''' nes ''''' , ''''' kraf´ti ''''' , (πανουργία , <i> ''''' panourgı́a ''''' </i> ), (πανοῦργος , <i> ''''' panoúrgos ''''' </i> ): The original meaning is that of "ability to do anything," universally applied in a bad sense to unscrupulous wickedness, that stops short of no measure, however reprehensible, in order to attain its purposes; then, in a modified form, to resourcefulness in wrong, cunning ( Daniel 8:25; 2 Macc 12:24; the Revised Version, margin "jugglery"). In Luke 20:23 , Jesus perceives "the craftiness" of His adversaries, i.e. the complicated network which they have laid to ensnare Him. The art with which a plot is concealed, and its direction to the ruin of others, are elements that enter into the meaning. Heinrici on 1 Corinthians 3:19 illustrates from [[Plato]] the distinction between craftiness and wisdom. There is a touch of humor in 2 Corinthians 12:16 , when Paul speaks of his conduct toward the Corinthians as having been "crafty." </p> | <p> ''''' kraft ''''' , ''''' kraf´ti ''''' - ''''' nes ''''' , ''''' kraf´ti ''''' , (πανουργία , <i> ''''' panourgı́a ''''' </i> ), (πανοῦργος , <i> ''''' panoúrgos ''''' </i> ): The original meaning is that of "ability to do anything," universally applied in a bad sense to unscrupulous wickedness, that stops short of no measure, however reprehensible, in order to attain its purposes; then, in a modified form, to resourcefulness in wrong, cunning ( Daniel 8:25; 2 Macc 12:24; the Revised Version, margin "jugglery"). In Luke 20:23 , Jesus perceives "the craftiness" of His adversaries, i.e. the complicated network which they have laid to ensnare Him. The art with which a plot is concealed, and its direction to the ruin of others, are elements that enter into the meaning. Heinrici on 1 Corinthians 3:19 illustrates from [[Plato]] the distinction between craftiness and wisdom. There is a touch of humor in 2 Corinthians 12:16 , when Paul speaks of his conduct toward the Corinthians as having been "crafty." </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
kraft , kraf´ti - nes , kraf´ti , (πανουργία , panourgı́a ), (πανοῦργος , panoúrgos ): The original meaning is that of "ability to do anything," universally applied in a bad sense to unscrupulous wickedness, that stops short of no measure, however reprehensible, in order to attain its purposes; then, in a modified form, to resourcefulness in wrong, cunning ( Daniel 8:25; 2 Macc 12:24; the Revised Version, margin "jugglery"). In Luke 20:23 , Jesus perceives "the craftiness" of His adversaries, i.e. the complicated network which they have laid to ensnare Him. The art with which a plot is concealed, and its direction to the ruin of others, are elements that enter into the meaning. Heinrici on 1 Corinthians 3:19 illustrates from Plato the distinction between craftiness and wisdom. There is a touch of humor in 2 Corinthians 12:16 , when Paul speaks of his conduct toward the Corinthians as having been "crafty."
