ΠΑΝΟΥΡΓΩ, πανουργω
PANOURGŌ, panourgō
Sounds Like: pa-noor-GOH
Translations: to be cunning, to act craftily, to be unscrupulous, to be shrewd, to be artful
From the root: ΠΑΝΟΥΡΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the act of being cunning, crafty, or unscrupulous. It can imply a negative sense of deceit or trickery, but can also refer to shrewdness or cleverness in a neutral or even positive sense, depending on the context. It is used to describe someone who employs clever or artful means to achieve a goal.
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
Strong’s number: G3834 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 5:12
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΝΟΥΡΓΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΝΟΥΡΓΕΙΝ — to act craftily, to be cunning, to scheme, to be unscrupulous
- ΠΑΝΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΣΑΝ — having acted craftily, having been cunning, having been unscrupulous, having been artful
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