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Lexicon :: Strong's G2556 - kakos

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κακός
Transliteration
kakos (Key)
Pronunciation
kak-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:469,391

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxiv. κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος.

Strong’s Definitions

κακός kakós, kak-os'; apparently a primary word; worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious:—bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x

The KJV translates Strong's G2556 in the following manner: evil (40x), evil things (3x), harm (2x), that which is evil (with G3458) (2x), wicked (1x), ill (1x), bad (1x), noisome (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x
The KJV translates Strong's G2556 in the following manner: evil (40x), evil things (3x), harm (2x), that which is evil (with G3458) (2x), wicked (1x), ill (1x), bad (1x), noisome (1x).

  1. of a bad nature

    1. not such as it ought to be

  2. of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting

    1. base, wrong, wicked

  3. troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κακός kakós, kak-os'; apparently a primary word; worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious:—bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.
STRONGS G2556:
κακός, κακῇ, κακόν, the Sept. for רָע (from Homer down), bad (A. V. (almost uniformly) evil);
1. universally, of a bad nature; not such as it ought to be.
2. (morally, i. e.) of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting; base, wrong, wicked: of persons, Matthew 21:41 (cf. Winers Grammar, 637 (592); also Buttmann, 143 (126)); Matthew 24:48; Philippians 3:2; Revelation 2:2. διαλογισμοί;, Mark 7:21; ὁμιλίαι, 1 Corinthians 15:33; ἐπιθυμία, Colossians 3:5 (Proverbs 12:12); ἔργα (better ἔργον), Romans 13:3. neuter κακόν, τό κακόν, evil i. e. what is contrary to law, either divine or human, wrong, crime: (John 18:23); Acts 23:9; Romans 7:21; Romans 14:20; Romans 16:19; 1 Corinthians 13:5; Hebrews 5:14; 1 Peter 3:10; 3 John 1:11; plural (evil things): Romans 1:30; 1 Corinthians 10:6; 1 Timothy 6:10 (πάντα τά κακά all kinds of evil); James 1:13 (Winers Grammar, § 30, 4; Buttmann, § 132, 24); κακόν ποιεῖν, to do, commit evil: Matthew 27:23; Mark 15:14; Luke 23:22; 2 Corinthians 13:7; 1 Peter 3:12; τό κακόν, Romans 13:4; τά κακά, Romans 3:8; κακόν, τό κακόν πράσσειν, Romans 7:19; Romans 9:11. (Rec.); Romans 13:4; (2 Corinthians 5:10 R G L Tr marginal reading); τό κακόν κατεργάζεσθαι, Romans 2:9. specifically of wrongs inflicted: Romans 12:21; κακόν ἐργάζομαι τίνι (to work ill to one), Romans 13:10; ἐνδείκνυμι, 2 Timothy 4:14; ποιῶ, Acts 9:13; ἀποδίδωμι κακόν ἀντί κακοῦ, Romans 12:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9.
3. troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful: neuter κακόν, an evil, that which injures, James 3:8 (Winers Grammar, § 59, 8 b.; Buttmann, 79 (69)); with the suggestion of wildness and ferocity, θηρία, Titus 1:12; substantially equivalent to bad, i. e. distressing, whether to mind or to body: ἕλκος κακόν καί πονηρόν (A. V. a noisome and grievous sore), Revelation 16:2; κακόν πράσσω ἐμαυτῷ, Latinvim mihi infero, to do harm to oneself, Acts 16:28; κακόν τί πάσχω, to suffer some harm, Acts 28:5; τά κακά, evil things, the discomforts which plague one, Luke 16:25 (opposed to τά ἀγαθά, the good things, from which pleasure is derived). (Synonym: cf. κακία.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
12:12
Matthew
21:41; 24:48; 27:23
Mark
7:21; 15:14
Luke
16:25; 23:22
John
18:23
Acts
9:13; 16:28; 23:9; 28:5
Romans
1:30; 2:9; 3:8; 7:19; 7:21; 9:11; 12:17; 12:21; 13:3; 13:4; 13:4; 13:10; 14:20; 16:19
1 Corinthians
10:6; 13:5; 15:33
2 Corinthians
5:10; 13:7
Philippians
3:2
Colossians
3:5
1 Thessalonians
5:15
1 Timothy
6:10
2 Timothy
4:14
Titus
1:12
Hebrews
5:14
James
1:13; 3:8
1 Peter
3:9; 3:10; 3:12
3 John
1:11
Revelation
2:2; 16:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2556 matches the Greek κακός (kakos),
which occurs 33 times in 33 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:4

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if I have done harm to one at peace with me

or have plundered[fn] my adversary without cause,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:6 -

He says to himself, “I will never be moved —

from generation to generation I will be without calamity.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:3

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who does not slander with his tongue,

who does not harm his friend

or discredit his neighbor,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:11 -

Though they intend to harm[fn] you

and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:4

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Even when I go through the darkest valley,[fn]

I fear no danger,

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff ​— ​they comfort me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:5

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For he will conceal me in his shelter

in the day of adversity;

he will hide me under the cover of his tent;

he will set me high on a rock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 -

Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with the evildoers,

who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors

while malice is in their hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13 -

Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:14 -

Turn away from evil and do what is good;

seek peace and pursue it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:16

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The face of the LORD is set

against those who do what is evil,

to remove[fn] all memory of them from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4

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Let those who intend to take my life

be disgraced and humiliated;

let those who plan to harm me

be turned back and ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26

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Let those who rejoice at my misfortune

be disgraced and humiliated;

let those who exalt themselves over me

be clothed with shame and reproach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:27

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Turn away from evil, do what is good,

and settle permanently.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12

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Those who intend to kill me set traps,

and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;

they plot treachery all day long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:20

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Those who repay evil for good

attack me for pursuing good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12

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For troubles without number have surrounded me;

my iniquities have overtaken me; I am unable to see.

They are more than the hairs of my head,

and my courage leaves me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14

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Let those who intend to take my life

be disgraced and confounded.

Let those who wish me harm

be turned back and humiliated.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:5

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My enemies speak maliciously about me:

“When will he die and be forgotten? ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:7

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All who hate me whisper together about me;

they plan to harm me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:5

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He will repay my adversaries for their evil.

Because of your faithfulness, annihilate them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:5

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They twist my words all day long;

all their thoughts against me are evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2

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Let those who seek to kill me

be disgraced and confounded;

let those who wish me harm

be turned back and humiliated.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13

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May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;

may those who intend to harm me

be covered with disgrace and humiliation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20

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You caused me to experience

many troubles and misfortunes,

but you will revive me again.

You will bring me up again,

even from the depths of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24

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Therefore, my tongue will proclaim

your righteousness all day long,

for those who intend to harm me

will be disgraced and confounded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:3

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For I have had enough troubles,

and my life is near Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:15

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Make us rejoice for as many days as you have humbled us,

for as many years as we have seen adversity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:10

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no harm will come to you;

no plague will come near your tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:26

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Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,

their courage[fn] melting away in anguish,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:39

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When they are diminished and are humbled

by cruel oppression and sorrow,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:5

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They repay me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:7

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The LORD will protect you from all harm;

he will protect your life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11

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Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.

Let evil relentlessly[fn] hunt down a violent man.

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