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Lexicon :: Strong's G2549 - kakia

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κακία
Transliteration
kakia (Key)
Pronunciation
kak-ee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:482,391

Trench's Synonyms: xi. κακία, κακοήθεια.

Strong’s Definitions

κακία kakía, kak-ee'-ah; from G2556; badness, i.e. (subjectively) depravity, or (actively) malignity, or (passively) trouble:—evil, malice(-iousness), naughtiness, wickedness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G2549 in the following manner: malice (6x), maliciousness (2x), evil (1x), wickedness (1x), naughtiness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G2549 in the following manner: malice (6x), maliciousness (2x), evil (1x), wickedness (1x), naughtiness (1x).

  1. malignity, malice, ill-will, desire to injure

  2. wickedness, depravity

    1. wickedness that is not ashamed to break laws

  3. evil, trouble

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κακία kakía, kak-ee'-ah; from G2556; badness, i.e. (subjectively) depravity, or (actively) malignity, or (passively) trouble:—evil, malice(-iousness), naughtiness, wickedness.
STRONGS G2549:
κακία, κακίας, ἡ (κακός) (from Theognis down), the Sept. chiefly for רַע, and רָעָה;
1. malignity, malice, ill-will, desire to injure: Romans 1:29; Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8; Titus 3:3; James 1:21; 1 Peter 2:1.
2. wickedness, depravity: 1 Corinthians 5:8 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 120 (114)); 1 Corinthians 14:20; Acts 8:22 (cf. Acts 8:21); wickedness that is not ashamed to break the laws, 1 Peter 2:16.
3. Hellenistically, evil, trouble: Matthew 6:34 (as Amos 3:6; (1 Samuel 6:9); Ecclesiastes 7:15 (Ecclesiastes 7:14); Ecclesiastes 12:1; Sir. 19:6; 1 Macc. 7:23, etc.).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Samuel
6:9
Ecclesiastes
7:14; 7:15; 12:1
Amos
3:6
Matthew
6:34
Acts
8:21; 8:22
Romans
1:29
1 Corinthians
5:8; 14:20
Ephesians
4:31
Colossians
3:8
Titus
3:3
James
1:21
1 Peter
2:1; 2:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2549 matches the Greek κακία (kakia),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:34 - “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:22 - Repent of your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:29 - Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:8 - So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread[fn] of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread[fn] of sincerity and truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:20 - Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:31 - Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:8 - But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:21 - So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:1 - So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:16 - For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
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