"craft, cunning, Lk. 20:23; 1 Cor. 3:19"
Definition and meaning
craft, cunning, Lk. 20:23; 1 Cor. 3:19
In the original Greek the word is written: πανουργία
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of panourgia (G3834) across the King James Bible.
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
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Common questions
Strong's G3834 (panourgia) is a Greek word that means: craft, cunning, Lk. 20:23; 1 Cor. 3:19 It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word panourgia (G3834) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3834 is panourgia, a Greek word defined as: craft, cunning, Lk. 20:23; 1 Cor. 3:19. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
panourgia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.