Gloss
evil, wicked, wrong, bad, a perversion of what pertains to goodness; as a noun, an evil thing can refer to any crime, harm, or moral wrong
Forms of the word
Dictionary
κακός, -ή, -όν
Greek transliteration
kakos
Simplified transliteration
kakos
Numbers
Strong's number
2556
GK Number
2805
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
50
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(2a)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for κακός
| 1 Corinthians 10:6 | Now these things took place as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil (kakōn | κακῶν | gen pl neut) things, even as they did. |
| 1 Corinthians 13:5 | it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs (kakon | κακόν | acc sg neut), |
| 1 Corinthians 15:33 | Do not be deceived: “Bad (kakai | κακαί | nom pl fem) company corrupts good morals.” |
| 2 Corinthians 13:7 | Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong (kakon | κακόν | acc sg neut), not that we would appear as having passed the test, but that you may do what is right even though we may appear as having failed. |
| Philippians 3:2 | Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil (kakous | κακούς | acc pl masc) workers, beware of those who practice mutilation. |
| Colossians 3:5 | Therefore put to death Therefore whatever is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil (kakēn | κακήν | acc sg fem) desire, evil (kakēn | κακήν | acc sg fem) and covetousness, which is idolatry. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:15 | See that no one pays back anyone evil (kakon | κακόν | acc sg neut) for evil (kakou | κακοῦ | gen sg neut), but always pursue what is good both for one another and for all. |
| 1 Timothy 6:10 | For a root of all kinds of evils (kakōn | κακῶν | gen pl neut) is the love of money, by which some, by their craving, were led astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains. |
| 2 Timothy 4:14 | Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm (kaka | κακά | acc pl neut); the Lord will repay him according to his deeds, |
| Titus 1:12 | One of them, their own prophet, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil (kaka | κακά | nom pl neut) beasts, lazy gluttons.” |
| Hebrews 5:14 | But solid food is for the mature, for those who by virtue of their maturity have senses that are trained to distinguish good from evil (kakou | κακοῦ | gen sg neut). |
| James 1:13 | No one when tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted to do evil (kakōn | κακῶν | gen pl neut), and he himself tempts no one else. |
| James 3:8 | But the tongue, no one is able to tame; it is a restless evil (kakon | κακόν | nom sg neut), full of deadly poison. |
| 1 Peter 3:9 | not returning evil (kakon | κακόν | acc sg neut) for evil (kakou | κακοῦ | gen sg neut) or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing, because for this you were called that you might inherit a blessing. |
| 1 Peter 3:10 | For “The one who desires to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil (kakou | κακοῦ | gen sg neut) and his lips from speaking deceit. |
| 1 Peter 3:11 | And let him turn away from evil (kakou | κακοῦ | gen sg neut) and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. |
| 1 Peter 3:12 | For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” (kaka | κακά | acc pl neut) |
| 3 John 1:11 | Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil (kakon | κακόν | acc sg neut) but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God. |
| Revelation 2:2 | I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and that you cannot put up with those who are evil (kakous | κακούς | acc pl masc), but have tested those who call themselves apostles (but are not) and found them to be false. |
| Revelation 16:2 | So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and a repulsive (kakon | κακόν | nom sg neut) and malignant sore broke out on everyone who bore the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. |
