Crafty Craftiness

Crafty Craftiness

'''A — 1: πανουργία (Strong'S #3834 — Noun Feminine — panourgia — pan-oorg-ee'-ah )

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;  11:3;  Ephesians 4:14 , Av, "cunning craftiness." See Subtlety. In the Sept. it is used in a good sense,  Proverbs 1:4;  8:5; indifferently in  Numbers 24:22;  Joshua 9:4 .

'''B — 1: πανοῦργος (Strong'S #3835 — Adjective — panourgos — pan-oor'-gos )

"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;  28:2 .

'''C — 1: δόλος (Strong'S #1388 — Noun Masculine — dolos — dol'-os )

primarily, "a bait," hence, "fraud, guile, deceit," is rendered "craft" in the Av of  Mark 14:1 (Rv "subtilty"). See Deceit , Guile , Subtlety.