Quick Definition
πανουργία, ας, ἡ n.f. cunning, craftiness
Strong's Definition
from 3835; adroitness, i.e. (in a bad sense) trickery or sophistry
KJV Usage: (cunning) craftiness, subtilty
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πανουργία, -as, 1, (πανοῦργος, q. V-), crafliness, cunning : Lk. xx. 23; 2Co. iv. 2; xi. 3; Eph. iv. 14; contextually i.q. @ specious or false wisdom, 1 Co. iii. 19. (Aeschyl., Soph., Arstph., Xen., Plat., Leian., Ael., al.; πᾶσά τε ἐπιστήμη χωριζομένη δικαιοσύνης καὶ τῆς ἄλλης ἀρετῆς πανουργία οὐ σοφία φαίνεται, Plat. Menex. p. 247 ἃ. for Dy in a good sense, prudence, skill, in undertaking and carrying on affairs, Prov. i. 4; viii. 5; Sir. xxxi. (xxxiv. 11) 10.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πανουργία panourgia 5x
craft, cunning, Lk. 20:23; 1 Cor. 3:19
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πανουργία, -ας, ἡ
(< πανοῦργος), [in LXX: Jos 9:4, Pr 1:4 8:5 (עׇרְמָה), Nu 24:22, Si 19:25 21:22 31 (34):10 (in all cases in good or indifferent sense)*;]
cleverness, in cl. nearly always in bad sense, craftiness, cunning, knavery: Lk 20:23, I Co 3:19 (LXX, φρόνησις, for עׇרְמָה) II Co 4:2 11:3, Eph 4:14.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πανουργία. The bad sense of this word, ‘‘craftiness,” ‘‘ cunning,” which prevails in its NT occurrences (cf. Armitage Robinson on Eph 4"), is well illustrated by P Oxy II. 237%#i. 12 (a.p. 186) παραγγέλλω τῆς τοιαύτης πανουργίας ἀπέίσξχεσθαι, ΚΕῚ proclaim that such persons shall abstain from this form of knavery” (Edd.), where the reference is to threatening an action which will make creditors renounce their claims. Note also the conjunction in OG/S 515%” (iii/A.D.) ἐκ κακουργίας kal πανουργίας : cf. Artem. p. 2401 πανουργίαν Kal κακοτροπίαν. The subst. πανούργευμα is found in a good sense in Judith 118.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πανουργία (panourgia) — craftiness. πᾰνουργ-ία, ἡ, knavery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in plural, villainies, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. of animals, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
3. adulteration of drugs or honey, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]