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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
Dictionary Aids

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.
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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 50 times in 45 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:41 -

“He will completely destroy those terrible men,” they told him, “and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his fruit at the harvest.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48 -

“But if that wicked servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 -

Then he said, “Why? What has he done wrong? ”

But they kept shouting all the more, “Crucify him! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:21 -

“For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:14 -

Pilate said to them, “Why? What has he done wrong? ”

But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25 -

“ ‘Son,’[fn] Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:22 -

A third time he said to them, “Why? What has this man done wrong? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore, I will have him whipped and then release him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:23 -

“If I have spoken wrongly,” Jesus answered him, “give evidence[fn] about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you hit me? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:30 -

They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal,[fn] we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:13 -

“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28 -

But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Don’t harm yourself, because we’re all here! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:9 -

The shouting grew loud, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party got up and argued vehemently, “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him? ”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:5 -

But he shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:30 -

slanderers, God-haters, arrogant, proud, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 -

There will be affliction and distress for every human being who does evil, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek;

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 -

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 -

For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:21 -

So I discover this law:[fn] When I want to do what is good,[fn] evil is present with me.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:17 -

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 -

Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 -

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 -

For it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For it is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 -

Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 -

Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong to make someone fall by what he eats.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:19 -

The report of your obedience has reached everyone. Therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise about what is good, and yet innocent about what is evil.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:6 -

Now these things took place as examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:5 -

is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:33 -

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:7 -

But we pray to God that you do nothing wrong ​— ​not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear to fail.

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:2 -

Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:5 -

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:15 -

See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:10 -

For the love of money is a root[fn] of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:14 -

Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works.

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:12 -

One of their very own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14 -

But solid food is for the mature ​— ​for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:13 -

No one undergoing a trial should say, “I am being tempted by God,” since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn’t tempt anyone.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:8 -

but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9 -

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 -

For the one who wants to love life

and to see good days,

let him keep his tongue from evil

and his lips from speaking deceit,

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:11 -

and let him turn away from evil

and do what is good.

Let him seek peace and pursue it,

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:12 -

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous

and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the face of the Lord is against

those who do what is evil.

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:11 -

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:2 -

“I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:2 -

The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image.

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