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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning; artifice; stratagem.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CRAFT; CRAFTINESS; CRAFTY

kraft, kraf'-ti-nes, kraf'-ti, (panourgia), (panourgos): 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 Maccabees 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."

H. E. Jacobs

Greek

3834. panourgia -- cleverness, craftiness
... cleverness, craftiness. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: panourgia
Phonetic Spelling: (pan-oorg-ee'-ah) Short Definition: cunning, craftiness ...
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3180. methodeia -- craft, deceit
... deceit. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: methodeia Phonetic Spelling:
(meth-od-i'-ah) Short Definition: scheming, craftiness Definition: (a way ...
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4468. rhadiourgia -- ease in doing, laziness, recklessness, hence ...
... wickedness. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: rhadiourgia Phonetic
Spelling: (hrad-ee-oorg-ee'-a) Short Definition: craftiness, villainy Definition ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6193. orem -- craftiness
... orem. 6194 . craftiness. Transliteration: orem Phonetic Spelling: (o'-rem) Short
Definition: shrewdness. ... craftiness. From aram; a stratagem -- craftiness. ...
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6195. ormah -- craftiness, prudence
... 6194, 6195. ormah. 6196 . craftiness, prudence. Transliteration: ormah
Phonetic Spelling: (or-maw') Short Definition: prudence. ...
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Library

Whether Craftiness is a Special Sin?
... OF VICES OPPOSED TO PRUDENCE BY WAY OF RESEMBLANCE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether
craftiness is a special sin? Objection 1: It would seem ...
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Whether Fraud Pertains to Craftiness?
... OF VICES OPPOSED TO PRUDENCE BY WAY OF RESEMBLANCE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether
fraud pertains to craftiness? Objection 1: It would ...
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Whether Guile is a Sin Pertaining to Craftiness?
... OF VICES OPPOSED TO PRUDENCE BY WAY OF RESEMBLANCE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether
guile is a sin pertaining to craftiness? Objection 1 ...
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Whether the Prohibitive Precepts Relating to the vices Opposed to ...
... which are directly opposed to prudence are not less opposed thereto, than those
which bear a certain resemblance to prudence, such as craftiness and vices ...
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1 Cor. Iii. 18, 19
... his own arguments, but he has also adduced testimony again, saying, "For it is written,
(Job 5:13.) He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." By "craftiness ...
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2 Cor. Iv. 1, 2
... Ver.2. "But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in
craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully.". ...
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Whether These vices Arise from Covetousness?
... Now the use of stratagems pertains to craftiness, guile, and fraud. Therefore the
aforesaid vices arise not only from covetousness, but also from anger. ...
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Letter clxvii. (AD 415. )
... they are vices which, nevertheless, by a deceitful appearance resemble virtues;
as, for example, in the relation, not of imprudence, but of craftiness to the ...
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And Then that Further Device of Theirs, if Words Can Express It...
... fullness of Christ; that we be no longer babes, tossed and carried about with every
wind of doctrine, in sleight of men, in cunning craftiness for machination ...
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The Death of the Christian
... Eliphaz says, in the 13th verse, "He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." And
we find the apostle Paul in the Corinthians, saying, "As it is written, he ...
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Thesaurus

Craftiness (8 Occurrences)
... CRAFT; CRAFTINESS; CRAFTY. ... In Luke 20:23, Jesus perceives "the craftiness" of His
adversaries, ie the complicated network which they have laid to ensnare Him. ...
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Craft (14 Occurrences)
... CRAFT; CRAFTINESS; CRAFTY. ... In Luke 20:23, Jesus perceives "the craftiness" of His
adversaries, ie the complicated network which they have laid to ensnare Him. ...
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Crafty (15 Occurrences)
... CRAFT; CRAFTINESS; CRAFTY. ... In Luke 20:23, Jesus perceives "the craftiness" of His
adversaries, ie the complicated network which they have laid to ensnare Him. ...
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Cunning (43 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in
his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in ...
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Subtlety (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The quality or state of being subtle, or sly;
cunning; craftiness; artfulness. 2. (n.) Nice discernment ...
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Astray (116 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent in his craftiness deceived
Eve, so your minds may be led astray from their single-heartedness and their ...
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Craftily (7 Occurrences)

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Unscrupulous (2 Occurrences)
... Acts 13:10 said, "You who are full of every kind of craftiness and unscrupulous
cunning--you son of the Devil and foe to all that is right--will you never ...
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Underhanded (1 Occurrence)
... 2 Corinthians 4:2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking
in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the ...
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Guile (21 Occurrences)
... 55:11, "deceit and guile," the Revised Version (British and American) "oppression
(margin "fraud") and guile"); once of `ormah, "craftiness," "guile" (Exodus 21 ...
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Bible Concordance

Craftiness (8 Occurrences)

Luke 20:23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you test me?
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Acts 13:10 said, "You who are full of every kind of craftiness and unscrupulous cunning--you son of the Devil and foe to all that is right--will you never cease to misrepresent the straight paths of the Lord?
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 4:2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. Paul's Letter to the Galatians
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS)

2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
(WEB WEY ASV NAS)

Ephesians 4:14 that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 5:13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Psalms 26:10 In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Craftiness

Craftiness in Management of Laban's Flocks and Herds

Craftiness in Seeking to Kill Jesus

Craftiness: Gibeonites, in Deceiving Joshua and the Israelites Into a Treaty

Craftiness: Jacob, in Purchase of Esau's Birthright

Craftiness: Jews, in Seeking to Entangle the Master

Craftiness: Obtaining Isaac's Blessing

Craftiness: Sanballat, in Trying to Deceive Nehemiah Into a Conference

Craftiness: Satan, in the Temptation of Eve