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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

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:41 - λέγουσιν αὐτῷ κακοὺς G2556 κακῶς ἀπολέσει αὐτούς καὶ τὸν ἀμπελῶνα ἐκδώσεται ἄλλοις γεωργοῖς οἵτινες ἀποδώσουσιν αὐτῷ τοὺς καρποὺς ἐν τοῖς καιροῖς αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48 - ἐὰν δὲ εἴπῃ ὁ κακὸς G2556 δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ χρονίζει μου ὁ κύριος

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - ὁ δὲ ἔφη τί γὰρ κακὸν G2556 ἐποίησεν οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἔκραζον λέγοντες σταυρωθήτω

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:21 - ἔσωθεν γὰρ ἐκ τῆς καρδίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἱ διαλογισμοὶ οἱ κακοὶ G2556 ἐκπορεύονται πορνεῖαι κλοπαί φόνοι (MGNT 7:22)μοιχεῖαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:14 - ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς τί γὰρ ἐποίησεν κακόν G2556 οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἔκραξαν σταύρωσον αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25 - εἶπεν δὲ Ἀβραάμ τέκνον μνήσθητι ὅτι ἀπέλαβες τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά G2556 νῦν δὲ ὧδε παρακαλεῖται σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:22 - ὁ δὲ τρίτον εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς τί γὰρ κακὸν G2556 ἐποίησεν οὗτος οὐδὲν αἴτιον θανάτου εὗρον ἐν αὐτῷ παιδεύσας οὖν αὐτὸν ἀπολύσω

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:23 - ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ Ἰησοῦς εἰ κακῶς ἐλάλησα μαρτύρησον περὶ τοῦ κακοῦ G2556 εἰ δὲ καλῶς τί με δέρεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:30 - ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ εἰ μὴ ἦν οὗτος κακὸν G2556 ποιῶν οὐκ ἄν σοι παρεδώκαμεν αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:13 - ἀπεκρίθη δὲ Ἁνανίας κύριε ἤκουσα ἀπὸ πολλῶν περὶ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς τούτου ὅσα κακὰ G2556 τοῖς ἁγίοις σου ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28 - ἐφώνησεν δὲ μεγάλῃ φωνῇ ὁ Παῦλος λέγων μηδὲν πράξῃς σεαυτῷ κακόν G2556 ἅπαντες γάρ ἐσμεν ἐνθάδε

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:9 - ἐγένετο δὲ κραυγὴ μεγάλη καὶ ἀναστάντες τινὲς τῶν γραμματέων τοῦ μέρους τῶν Φαρισαίων διεμάχοντο λέγοντες οὐδὲν κακὸν G2556 εὑρίσκομεν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳ εἰ δὲ πνεῦμα ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ ἢ ἄγγελος

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:5 - ὁ μὲν οὖν ἀποτινάξας τὸ θηρίον εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἔπαθεν οὐδὲν κακόν G2556

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:30 - καταλάλους θεοστυγεῖς ὑβριστάς ὑπερηφάνους ἀλαζόνας ἐφευρετὰς κακῶν G2556 γονεῦσιν ἀπειθεῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - θλῖψις καὶ στενοχωρία ἐπὶ πᾶσαν ψυχὴν ἀνθρώπου τοῦ κατεργαζομένου τὸ κακόν G2556 Ἰουδαίου τε πρῶτον καὶ Ἕλληνος

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - καὶ μὴ καθὼς βλασφημούμεθα καὶ καθώς φασίν τινες ἡμᾶς λέγειν ὅτι ποιήσωμεν τὰ κακὰ G2556 ἵνα ἔλθῃ τὰ ἀγαθά ὧν τὸ κρίμα ἔνδικόν ἐστιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 - οὐ γὰρ ὃ θέλω ποιῶ ἀγαθόν ἀλλὰ ὃ οὐ θέλω κακὸν G2556 τοῦτο πράσσω

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:21 - εὑρίσκω ἄρα τὸν νόμον τῷ θέλοντι ἐμοὶ ποιεῖν τὸ καλὸν ὅτι ἐμοὶ τὸ κακὸν G2556 παράκειται

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:17 - μηδενὶ κακὸν G2556 ἀντὶ κακοῦ G2556 ἀποδιδόντες προνοούμενοι καλὰ ἐνώπιον πάντων ἀνθρώπων

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ G2556 ἀλλὰ νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν G2556

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντες οὐκ εἰσὶν φόβος τῷ ἀγαθῷ ἔργῳ ἀλλὰ τῷ κακῷ G2556 θέλεις δὲ μὴ φοβεῖσθαι τὴν ἐξουσίαν τὸ ἀγαθὸν ποίει καὶ ἕξεις ἔπαινον ἐξ αὐτῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν σοὶ εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν ἐὰν δὲ τὸ κακὸν G2556 ποιῇς φοβοῦ οὐ γὰρ εἰκῇ τὴν μάχαιραν φορεῖ θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν ἔκδικος εἰς ὀργὴν τῷ τὸ κακὸν G2556 πράσσοντι

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 - ἡ ἀγάπη τῷ πλησίον κακὸν G2556 οὐκ ἐργάζεται πλήρωμα οὖν νόμου ἡ ἀγάπη

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - μὴ ἕνεκεν βρώματος κατάλυε τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ πάντα μὲν καθαρά ἀλλὰ κακὸν G2556 τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ διὰ προσκόμματος ἐσθίοντι

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:19 - ἡ γὰρ ὑμῶν ὑπακοὴ εἰς πάντας ἀφίκετο ἐφ᾽ ὑμῖν οὖν χαίρω θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς σοφοὺς εἶναι εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν ἀκεραίους δὲ εἰς τὸ κακόν G2556

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:6 - ταῦτα δὲ τύποι ἡμῶν ἐγενήθησαν εἰς τὸ μὴ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἐπιθυμητὰς κακῶν G2556 καθὼς κἀκεῖνοι ἐπεθύμησαν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:5 - οὐκ ἀσχημονεῖ οὐ ζητεῖ τὰ ἑαυτῆς οὐ παροξύνεται οὐ λογίζεται τὸ κακόν G2556

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:33 - μὴ πλανᾶσθε φθείρουσιν ἤθη χρηστὰ ὁμιλίαι κακαί G2556

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:7 - εὐχόμεθα δὲ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν μὴ ποιῆσαι ὑμᾶς κακὸν G2556 μηδέν οὐχ ἵνα ἡμεῖς δόκιμοι φανῶμεν ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα ὑμεῖς τὸ καλὸν ποιῆτε ἡμεῖς δὲ ὡς ἀδόκιμοι ὦμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:2 - βλέπετε τοὺς κύνας βλέπετε τοὺς κακοὺς G2556 ἐργάτας βλέπετε τὴν κατατομήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:5 - νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς πορνείαν ἀκαθαρσίαν πάθος ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν G2556 καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρία

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:15 - ὁρᾶτε μή τις κακὸν G2556 ἀντὶ κακοῦ G2556 τινι ἀποδῷ ἀλλὰ πάντοτε τὸ ἀγαθὸν διώκετε καὶ εἰς ἀλλήλους καὶ εἰς πάντας

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:10 - ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν G2556 ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία ἧς τινες ὀρεγόμενοι ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως καὶ ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:14 - Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ χαλκεὺς πολλά μοι κακὰ G2556 ἐνεδείξατο ἀποδώσει αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:12 - εἶπέν τις ἐξ αὐτῶν ἴδιος αὐτῶν προφήτης Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται κακὰ G2556 θηρία γαστέρες ἀργαί

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14 - τελείων δέ ἐστιν ἡ στερεὰ τροφή τῶν διὰ τὴν ἕξιν τὰ αἰσθητήρια γεγυμνασμένα ἐχόντων πρὸς διάκρισιν καλοῦ τε καὶ κακοῦ G2556

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:13 - μηδεὶς πειραζόμενος λεγέτω ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ πειράζομαι ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἀπείραστός ἐστιν κακῶν G2556 πειράζει δὲ αὐτὸς οὐδένα

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:8 - τὴν δὲ γλῶσσαν οὐδεὶς δαμάσαι δύναται ἀνθρώπων ἀκατάστατον κακόν G2556 μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9 - μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν G2556 ἀντὶ κακοῦ G2556 ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - ὁ γὰρ θέλων ζωὴν ἀγαπᾶν καὶ ἰδεῖν ἡμέρας ἀγαθὰς παυσάτω τὴν γλῶσσαν ἀπὸ κακοῦ G2556 καὶ χείλη τοῦ μὴ λαλῆσαι δόλον

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:11 - ἐκκλινάτω δὲ ἀπὸ κακοῦ G2556 καὶ ποιησάτω ἀγαθόν ζητησάτω εἰρήνην καὶ διωξάτω αὐτήν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:12 - ὅτι ὀφθαλμοὶ κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν πρόσωπον δὲ κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά G2556

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:11 - ἀγαπητέ μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν G2556 ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:2 - οἶδα τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ τὸν κόπον καὶ τὴν ὑπομονήν σου καὶ ὅτι οὐ δύνῃ βαστάσαι κακούς G2556 καὶ ἐπείρασας τοὺς λέγοντας ἑαυτοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ οὐκ εἰσίν καὶ εὗρες αὐτοὺς ψευδεῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:2 - καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν καὶ ἐγένετο ἕλκος κακὸν G2556 καὶ πονηρὸν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς ἔχοντας τὸ χάραγμα τοῦ θηρίου καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας τῇ εἰκόνι αὐτοῦ
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