Difference between revisions of "Craft; Craftiness; Crafty"

 

<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 (&nbsp;Daniel 8:25; 2 Macc 12:24; the Revised Version, margin "jugglery"). In &nbsp;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 &nbsp;1 Corinthians 3:19 illustrates from [[Plato]] the distinction between craftiness and wisdom. There is a touch of humor in &nbsp; 2 Corinthians 12:16 , when Paul speaks of his conduct toward the Corinthians as having been "crafty." </p>

 

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