Quick Definition
πανοῦργος, ον n.m. cunning, crafty
Strong's Definition
all-working, i.e. adroit (shrewd)
Derivation: from G3956 (πᾶς) and G2041 (ἔργον);
KJV Usage: crafty
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ον | πᾶς + ἐργάζομαι
88.269 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Licentiousness, Perversion
scoundrel, crafty fellow (literally: one who is ready to do anything) pertaining to being crafty and sly
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πανοῦργος, -ov, (πᾶς and ἘΡΓῺ i. q. ἐργάζομαι ; on the accent, see κακοῦργος), Sept. for Din; skilful, clever, ἘΠ Ὸ: 1. in a good sense, fit to undertake and accomplish anything, dexterous ; wise, sagacious, skilful, (Aristot., Polyb., Plut., al.; Sept. Prov. xiii. 1; xxviii. 2). But far more freq. 2. in a bad sense, crafty, cunning, knavish, treacherous, deceitful, (Tragg., Arstph., Plat., Plut., al.; Sept.; Sir. vi. 32 (31) [but here in a good 2 Co. xii. 16.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πανοῦργος panourgos 1x
pr. ready to do anything; hence, crafty, cunning, artful, wily, 2 Cor. 12:16*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πανοῦργος, -ον,
[in LXX chiefly for עָרוּם;]
ready to do anything; in cl., chiefly in bad sense, knavish, crafty: II Co 12:16;
in good sense, skilful, clever (Pr 13:1 28:2).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πανοῦργος. In Kazbel 11033 πανοῦργος is found as an epithet of Eros. The editor renders it veferator, ‘‘ crafty ’’: cf. 2 Cor 1216, the only occurrence of the adj. in the NT. P Lond 467% (iv/A D.) (=I. p. 67) shows πανουργικὸν ξύλον in a spell for discovering a thief. ILavotpyos is formed on the analogy of κακοῦργος <kako-Fepyos (Boisacq s.v. πᾶς, p. 748).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πανοῦργος (panourgos) — crafty. πᾰνουργ-ος (properispomenon), ον, ready to do anything, wicked, knavish, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: as substantive, knave, rogue, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ π. the knavish sort, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ π., ={πανουργία}, [Refs]: comparative -ότερος[LXX]; -έστερος [Refs 1st c.AD+]: superlative -ότατος[Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. adverb -γως[Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -ότατα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. b πανούργως κατασκευάζεσθαι to be adulterated, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
3. of animals, as the fox, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. in a less positively bad sense, cunning, clever, smart, π. καὶ δεινός [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]. adverb -γως, π. καὶ ὑποκριτικῶς λέγειν τὰ ἔπη [Refs 2nd c.AD+]