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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.
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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

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Strong's Number G2556 matches the Greek κακός (kakos),
which occurs 50 times in 45 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:41 - They said to Him, “He will put those despicable men to a miserable end, and rent out the vineyard to other tenants [of good character] who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48 - “But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time [he will not return for a long while],’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - And he said, “Why, what has He done that is evil?” But they continued shouting all the louder, “Let Him be crucified!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:21 - “For from within, [that is] out of the heart of men, come base and malevolent thoughts and schemes, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, adulteries,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:14 - But Pilate asked them, “Why, what has He done that is evil?” But they screamed all the more, “Crucify Him!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25 - “But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things [all the comforts and delights], and Lazarus likewise bad things [all the discomforts and distresses]; but now he is comforted here [in paradise], while you are in severe agony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:22 - A third time he said to them, “Why, what wrong has He done? I have found no guilt [no crime, no offense] in Him demanding death; therefore I will punish Him [to teach Him a lesson] and release Him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:23 - Jesus replied, “If I have said anything wrong, make a formal statement about the wrong; but if [I spoke] properly, why did you strike Me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:30 - They answered, “If He were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you [for judgment].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:13 - But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, especially how much suffering and evil he has brought on Your saints (God’s people) at Jerusalem;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28 - But Paul shouted, saying, “Do not hurt yourself, we are all here!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:9 - Then a great uproar occurred, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and began to argue heatedly [in Paul’s favor], saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has [really] spoken to him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:5 - Then Paul [simply] shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:30 - slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors [of new forms] of evil, disobedient and disrespectful to parents,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - There will be tribulation and anguish [torturing confinement] for every human soul who does [or permits] evil, to the Jew first and also to the Greek,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - And why not say, (as some slanderously report and claim that we teach) “Let us do evil so that good may come of it”? Their condemnation [by God] is just.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 - For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:21 -

So I find it to be the law [of my inner self], that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:17 - Never repay anyone evil for evil. Take thought for what is right and gracious and proper in the sight of everyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Do not be overcome and conquered by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For [civil] authorities are not a source of fear for [people of] good behavior, but for [those who do] evil. Do you want to be unafraid of authority? Do what is good and you will receive approval and commendation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - For he is God’s servant to you for good. But if you do wrong, [you should] be afraid; for he does not carry the [executioner’s] sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an avenger who brings punishment on the wrongdoer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 - Love does no wrong to a neighbor [it never hurts anyone]. Therefore [unselfish] love is the fulfillment of the Law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Do not, for the sake of food, tear down the work of God. All things indeed are [ceremonially] clean, but they are wrong for the person who eats and offends [another’s conscience in the process].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:19 - For the report of your obedience has reached everyone, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:6 -

Now these things [the warnings and admonitions] took place as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:5 - It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:33 - Do not be deceived: [fn]“Bad company corrupts good morals.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:7 - But I pray to God that you may do nothing wrong. Not so that we [and our teaching] may appear to be approved, but that you may continue doing what is right, even though we [by comparison] may seem to have failed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:2 -

Look out for the [fn]dogs [the Judaizers, the legalists], look out for the troublemakers, look out for the [fn]false circumcision [those who claim circumcision is necessary for salvation];

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:5 -

So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:15 - See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek that which is good for one another and for all people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:10 - For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:14 - Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; [but that is no concern of mine, for] the Lord will repay him according to his actions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:12 - One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a [fn]prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14 - But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:13 - Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God” [for temptation does not originate from God, but from our own flaws]; for God cannot be tempted by [what is] evil, and He Himself tempts no one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:8 - But no one can tame the human tongue; it is a restless evil [undisciplined, unstable], full of deadly poison.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9 - and never return evil for evil or insult for insult [avoid scolding, berating, and any kind of abuse], but on the contrary, give a blessing [pray for one another’s well-being, contentment, and protection]; for you have been called for this very purpose, that you might inherit a blessing [from God that brings well-being, happiness, and protection].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - For,

“THE ONE WHO WANTS TO ENJOY LIFE AND SEE GOOD DAYS [good—whether apparent or not],

MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FREE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING GUILE (treachery, deceit).

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:11 -

“HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

HE MUST SEARCH FOR PEACE [with God, with self, with others] AND PURSUE IT EAGERLY [actively—not merely desiring it].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:12 -

“FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE [looking favorably] UPON THE RIGHTEOUS (the upright),

AND HIS EARS ARE ATTENTIVE TO THEIR PRAYER (eager to answer),

BUT THE FACE OF THE LORD IS AGAINST THOSE WHO PRACTICE EVIL.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:11 -

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but [imitate] what is good. The one who practices good [exhibiting godly character, moral courage and personal integrity] is of God; the one who practices [or permits or tolerates] evil has not seen God [he has no personal experience with Him and does not know Him at all].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:2 -

‘I know [fn]your deeds and your toil, and your patient endurance, and that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and have tested and critically appraised those who call themselves apostles (special messengers, personally chosen representatives, of Christ), and [in fact] are not, and have found them to be liars and impostors;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:2 -

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and loathsome and malignant sores came on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

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