2 Thessalonians 3:3

From evil [α π ο τ ο υ π ο ν η ρ ο υ]. Possibly, from the evil one. To ponhron evil is found Romans 12:9; Matthew 5:39; but general N. T. usage favors the masculine, personal sense. See Matthew 13:19; Matthew 13:38; Ephesians 6:16; Ephesians 1 F. ii. 13, 14; iii. 12; 5 18. In LXX, to ponhron evil is very common : oJ ponhrov a few times, but always of men. See Deuteronomy 24:7; Esther 7:6; Job 21:30. In Job. iii. 8, 17, to ponhron daimonion the wicked demon. The masculine is favored by the Jewish formularies, of which traces appear in the Lord's prayer; by the unanimous tradition of Greek interpreters; by the interpretations of Tertullian and Cyprian, and by the evidence of the Syriac and Sahidic Versions. 36