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Lexicon :: Strong's G2556 - kakos

Aa
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.

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 BoxMat 21:41 - They *said G3004 to Him, “He will bring G622 those G846 wretches G2556 to a wretched G2560 end G622 and lease G1554 the vineyard G290 to other G243 vine-growers G1092, who G3748 will pay G591 him the fruit G2590 in the proper seasons G2540.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48 - “But if G1437 that evil G2556 slave G1401 says G3004 in his heart G2588, ‘My [fn]master G2962 [fn]is G5549 not G5549 coming G5549 for G5549 a G5549 long G5549 time G5549,’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:23 - But he said G5346, “Why G1063, what G5101 evil G2556 has He done G4160?” Yet they kept shouting G2896 all G4057 the G4057 more G4057, saying G3004, “[fn]Crucify G4717 Him!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:21 - “For from G2081 within G2081, out of the [fn]hearts G2588 of people G444, come G1607 the evil G2556 thoughts G1261, acts of sexual G4202 immorality G4202, thefts G2829, murders G5408, acts of adultery G3430,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:14 - But Pilate G4091 said G3004 to them, “Why G1063, what G5101 [fn]evil G2556 has He done G4160?” But they shouted G2896 all G4057 the G4057 more G4057, “Crucify G4717 Him!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:25 - “But Abraham G11 said G3004, ‘Child G5043, remember G3403 that during G1722 your life G2222 you received G618 your good G18 things G18, and likewise G3668 Lazarus G2976 bad G2556 things G2556; but now G3568 he is being comforted G3870 here G5602, and you are in G3600 agony G3600.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:22 - And he said G3004 to them a third G5154 time G5154, “Why G1063, what G5101 has this G3778 Man G3778 done G4160 wrong G2556? I have found G2147 [fn]in His case no G3762 grounds G159 for a sentence of death G2288; therefore G3767 I will [fn]punish G3811 Him and release G630 Him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:23 - Jesus G2424 answered G611 him, “If G1487 I have spoken G2980 wrongly G2560, testify G3140 of the wrong G2556; but if G1487 rightly G2573, why G5101 do you strike G1194 Me?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:30 - They answered G611 and said G3004 to him, “If G1487 this G3778 Man G3778 were not [fn]a criminal G2556, we would not have handed G3860 Him over G3860 to you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:13 - But Ananias G367 answered G611, “Lord G2962, I have heard G191 from many G4183 people G4183 about G4012 this G3778 man G435, how G3745 much G3745 harm G2556 he did G4160 to Your [fn]saints G40 in Jerusalem G2419;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:28 - But Paul G3972 called G5455 out G5455 with a loud G3173 voice G5456, saying G3004, “Do G4238 not harm G2556 yourself G4572, for we are all G537 here G1759!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:9 - And a great G3173 uproar G2906 occurred G1096; and some G5100 of the scribes G1122 of the Pharisaic G5330 party G3313 stood G450 up G450 and started arguing G1264 heatedly G1264, saying G3004, “We find G2147 nothing G3762 wrong G2556 with this G3778 man G444; suppose G1487 G1161 a spirit G4151 or G2228 an angel G32 has spoken G2980 to him?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:5 - However G3303 G3767, [fn]Paul shook G660 the creature G2342 off G660 into the fire G4442 and suffered G3958 no G3762 harm G2556.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:30 - slanderers G2637, [fn]haters G2319 of G2319 God G2319, insolent G5197, arrogant G5244, boastful G213, inventors G2182 of evil G2556, disobedient G545 to parents G1118,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - There will be tribulation G2347 and distress G4730 [fn]for every G3956 soul G5590 of mankind G444 who does G2716 evil G2556, [fn]for the Jew G2453 first G4413 and also G5037 [fn]for the Greek G1672,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - And why not say (just G2531 as G2531 we are slanderously G987 reported G987 and as some G5100 claim G5346 that we say G3004), “Let’s do G4160 evil G2556 that good G18 may come G2064 of it”? [fn]Their condemnation G2917 is deserved G1738.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:19 - For the good G18 that I want G2309, I do not do G4160, but I practice G4238 the very G3778 evil G2556 that I do not want G2309.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:21 -

I find G2147 then G686 the [fn]principle G3551 that evil G2556 is present G3873 in me, the one who wants G2309 to do G4160 good G2570.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:17 - Never G3367 repay G591 evil G2556 for evil G2556 to anyone G3367. [fn]Respect G4306 what G2570 is G2570 right G2570 in G1799 the G1799 sight G1799 of G1799 all G3956 people G444.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:21 - Do not be overcome G3528 by evil G2556, but overcome G3528 evil G2556 with good G18.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For rulers G758 are not a cause G5401 of G5401 fear G5401 for [fn]good G18 behavior G2041, but for evil G2556. Do you want G2309 to have G5399 no G3361 fear G5399 of authority G1849? Do G4160 what G18 is G18 good G18 and you will have G2192 praise G1868 from the same G846;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - for it is a servant G1249 of God G2316 to you for good G18. But if G1437 you do G4160 what G2556 is G2556 evil G2556, be G5399 afraid G5399; for it does not bear G5409 the sword G3162 for nothing G1500; for it is a servant G1249 of God G2316, an avenger G1558 who brings wrath G3709 on the one who practices G4238 evil G2556.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:10 - Love G26 [fn]does G2038 no G3756 wrong G2556 to a neighbor G4139; therefore G3767 love G26 is the fulfillment G4138 of the Law G3551.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Do not tear G2647 down G2647 the work G2041 of God G2316 for the sake G6025 of food G1033. All G3956 things G3956 indeed G3303 are clean G2513, but they are evil G2556 for the person G444 who eats G2068 [fn]and causes G1223 offense G4348.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:19 - For the report of your obedience G5218 has reached G864 everyone G3956; therefore G3767 I am rejoicing G5463 over G1909 you, but I want G2309 you to be wise G4680 in what G18 is G18 good G18, and innocent G185 in what G2556 is G2556 evil G2556.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:6 -

Now G1161 these G3778 things G3778 happened G1096 as examples G5179 for us, so G1519 that G1519 we would not crave G1510 G1938 evil G2556 things G2556 as they indeed G2548 craved G1937 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:5 - It does not act G807 disgracefully G807, it does not seek G2212 its own G1438 benefit; it is not provoked G3947, does not keep G3049 an G3049 account G3049 of a wrong G2556 suffered,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:33 - Do not be deceived G4105: “Bad G2556 company G3657 corrupts G5351 good G5543 morals G2239.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:7 - Now G1161 we pray G2172 to God G2316 that you do G4160 nothing G3361 wrong G2556; not so G2443 that G2443 we ourselves G1473 may appear G5316 approved G1384, but that you may do G4160 what G3588 is right G2570, though G1161 we may [fn]appear G1510 G5613 unapproved G96.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:2 -

Beware G991 of the dogs G2965, beware G991 of the evil G2556 workers G2040, beware G991 of the [fn]false G2699 circumcision G2699;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:5 -

Therefore G3767, [fn]treat G3499 the parts G3196 of your earthly G1093 body as G3499 dead G3499 to sexual G4202 immorality G4202, impurity G167, passion G3806, evil G2556 desire G1939, and greed G4124, which G3748 [fn]amounts G1510 to idolatry G1495.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:15 - See G3708 that no G3361 one G5100 repays G591 another G5100 with evil G2556 for evil G2556, but always G3842 seek G1377 what G18 is G18 good G18 for one G240 another G240 and for all G3956 people G3956.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:10 - For the love G5365 of G5365 money G5365 is a root G4491 of all G3956 [fn]sorts of evil G2556, and some G5100 by longing G3713 for it have wandered G635 away G635 from the faith G4102 and pierced G4044 themselves G1438 with many G4183 [fn]griefs G3601.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:14 - Alexander G223 the coppersmith G5471 did G1731 me great G4183 harm G2556; the Lord G2962 will repay G591 him according G2596 to his deeds G2041.

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:12 - One G5100 of them G846, a prophet G4396 of their own G2398, said G3004, “Cretans G2912 are always G104 liars G5583, evil G2556 beasts G2342, lazy G692 gluttons G1064.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14 - But solid G4731 food G5160 is for the mature G5046, who because G1223 of practice G1838 have G2192 their senses G145 trained G1128 to distinguish G1253 between G1253 good G2570 and evil G2556.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:13 - No G3367 one G3367 is to say G3004 when he is tempted G3985, “I am being tempted G3985 [fn]by God G2316”; for God G2316 cannot G551 be G551 tempted G551 [fn]by evil G2556, and He Himself G846 does not tempt G3985 anyone G3762.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:8 - But no G3762 one G3762 among mankind G444 can G1410 tame G1150 the tongue G1100; it is a restless G182 evil G2556, full G3324 of deadly G2287 poison G2447.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9 - not returning G591 evil G2556 for evil G2556 or G2228 insult G3059 for insult G3059, but giving G2127 a G2127 blessing G2127 instead G5121; for you were called G2564 for the very G3778 purpose that you would inherit G2816 a blessing G2129.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:10 - For,

“THE ONE G3588 WHO DESIRES G2309 LIFE G2222, TO LOVE G25 AND SEE G3708 GOOD G18 DAYS G2250,

MUST KEEP G3973 HIS TONGUE G1100 FROM EVIL G2556 AND HIS LIPS G5491 FROM SPEAKING G2980 DECEIT G1388.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:11 -

“HE MUST TURN G1578 AWAY G1578 FROM EVIL G2556 AND DO G4160 GOOD G18;

HE MUST SEEK G2212 PEACE G1515 AND PURSUE G1377 IT.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:12 -

“FOR THE EYES G3788 OF THE LORD G2962 ARE TOWARD G1909 THE RIGHTEOUS G1342,

AND HIS EARS G3775 ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER G1162,

BUT THE FACE G4383 OF THE LORD G2962 IS AGAINST G1909 EVILDOERS G2556 G4160.”

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Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:11 -

Beloved G27, do not imitate G3401 what G2556 is G2556 evil G2556, but what G18 is G18 good G18. The one who does G15 what G15 is G15 good G15 is of God G2316; the one who does G2554 what G2554 is G2554 evil G2554 has not seen G3708 God G2316.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:2 -

‘I know G6063 your deeds G2041 and your labor G2873 and [fn]perseverance G5281, and that you cannot G1410 G3756 tolerate G941 evil G2556 people G2556, and you have put G3985 those G3588 who call G3004 themselves G1438 apostles G652 to G3985 the G3985 test G3985, and they are not, and you found G2147 them to be false G5571;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:2 -

So G2532 the first G4413 angel went G565 and poured G1632 out G1632 his bowl G5357 on the earth G1093; and a harmful G2556 and painful G4190 sore G1668 [fn]afflicted G1096 G1909 the people G444 who had G2192 the mark G5480 of the beast G2342 and who worshiped G4352 his image G1504.

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