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Lexicon :: Strong's G2555 - kakopoios

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κακοποιός
Transliteration
kakopoios (Key)
Pronunciation
kak-op-oy-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:485,391

Strong’s Definitions

κακοποιός kakopoiós, kak-op-oy-os'; from G2556 and G4160; a bad-doer; (specially), a criminal:—evil-doer, malefactor.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2555 in the following manner: evildoer (4x), malefactor (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2555 in the following manner: evildoer (4x), malefactor (1x).
  1. an evil doer, malefactor

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κακοποιός kakopoiós, kak-op-oy-os'; from G2556 and G4160; a bad-doer; (specially), a criminal:—evil-doer, malefactor.
STRONGS G2555:
κακοποιός, κακοποιον (κακόν and ποιέω), doing evil; a substantive, an evil-doer, malefactor: John 18:30 (but L marginal reading T Tr WH κακόν ποιῶν); 1 Peter 2:12, 14; 1 Peter 3:16 (T Tr marginal reading WH omit the clause); 1 Peter 4:15. (Proverbs 12:4; Pindar, Aristotle, Polybius, Plutarch.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
12:4
John
18:30
1 Peter
2:12; 2:14; 3:16; 4:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2555 matches the Greek κακοποιός (kakopoios),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:30 - They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:12 - Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:14 - or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:16 - having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:15 - But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
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