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

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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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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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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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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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