κακόω

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κακόω

Greek transliteration

kakoō

Simplified transliteration

kakoo

Principal Parts

κακώσω, ἐκάκωσα, -, κεκακῶμαι, -

Strong's number

2559

GK Number

2808

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-1d(3)

Gloss

to harm, mistreat, oppress, persecute; poison, embitter

Definition

to harm, mistreat, cause evil to, oppress, Acts 7:6, 19; 12:1; 18:10; 1 Pet. 3:13; in NT to make angry, embitter, Acts 14:2*

Acts 7:6	And God spoke thus, that Abraham’s descendants would be sojourners in a foreign land, and that the people would enslave and mistreat (kakōsousin \| κακώσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) them four hundred years.
Acts 7:19	He took advantage of our nation and mistreated (ekakōsen \| ἐκάκωσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) our fathers, making them expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive.
Acts 12:1	About that time Herod the king set his hand to mistreat (kakōsai \| κακῶσαι \| aor act inf ) some belonging to the church.
Acts 14:2	But the Jews who did not believe stirred up and embittered (ekakōsan \| ἐκάκωσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) the minds of the Gentiles against their brothers.
Acts 18:10	because I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you to do you harm (kakōsai \| κακῶσαι \| aor act inf ), for I have many people in this city.”
1 Peter 3:13	And who is the one who will harm (kakōsōn \| κακώσων \| fut act ptcp nom sg masc) you if you become zealots for what is good?

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