κακός | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

κακός, -ή, -όν

Definition

bad, evil

Erasmian

Modern

Root

κακο

Frequency

2805

Cognates

"Caco" is a very common combining form.
A cacophony is a harsh or bad sound.
Cacoepy is poor pronunciation.
Cacography is poor writing skill.

Mnemonics

In cartoons, the evil one always cackles.

Mnemonic Singing

A song that shall conquer evil
and shatter the spear and sword,
and shatter the spear and sword.

Song

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 21:41	They said to him, “He will bring those wretches (kakous \| κακούς \| acc pl masc) to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share at their harvest.”
Matthew 24:48	But suppose that servant is wicked (kakos \| κακός \| nom sg masc) and says in his heart, ‘My master is slow to return,’
Matthew 27:23	Pilate asked, “But what crime (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) has he committed?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
Mark 7:21	For from within, from the heart of a person, come evil (kakoi \| κακοί \| nom pl masc) plots, immoralities, thefts, murders,
Mark 15:14	And Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) has he done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify him!”
Luke 16:25	But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you received your good things during your lifetime, and Lazarus correspondingly received bad (kaka \| κακά \| acc pl neut) things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
Luke 23:22	A third time he spoke to them, “What evil (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) did this man do? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him.”
John 18:23	Jesus replied, “If I spoke incorrectly, testify about the error (kakou \| κακοῦ \| gen sg neut); but if I spoke correctly, why do you hit me?”
John 18:30	They replied to him, saying, “If this man were not doing something wrong (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut), we would not have handed him over to you.”
Acts 9:13	But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm (kaka \| κακά \| acc pl neut) he did to your saints at Jerusalem.
Acts 16:28	But Paul called out in a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) yourself, for we are all here.”
Acts 23:9	Then there arose a great uproar, and certain of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested vigorously, saying, “We find nothing evil (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) in this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
Acts 28:5	But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut).
Romans 1:30	slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil (kakōn \| κακῶν \| gen pl neut), disobedient to parents,
Romans 2:9	There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut), for the Jew first and also for the Greek,
Romans 3:8	And why not say (as some slanderously claim that we are saying), “Let us do evil (kaka \| κακά \| acc pl neut) so that good may come of it”? Their condemnation is well deserved!
Romans 7:19	For I do not do the good I want, but the evil (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) I do not want is what I do.
Romans 7:21	So I find it to be a law that when I want to do good, evil (kakon \| κακόν \| nom sg neut) is present in me.
Romans 12:17	Repay no one evil (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) for evil (kakou \| κακοῦ \| gen sg neut); give careful thought to what is good in the sight of all
Romans 12:21	Do not be overcome by evil (kakou \| κακοῦ \| gen sg neut), but overcome evil (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) with good.
Romans 13:3	For rulers are not a source of fear for those who do good, but for those who do wrong (kakō \| κακῷ \| dat sg neut). Would you have no fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will receive his approval
Romans 13:4	for he is a servant of God for your good. But if you do what is wrong (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut), be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain. he is a servant of God, an avenger to carry out wrath on the one who does wrong (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut).
Romans 13:10	Love does no wrong (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Romans 14:20	Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. All food is indeed clean, but it is wrong (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut) to cause another to stumble by what you eat.
Romans 16:19	Your obedience is known to all and thus I am rejoicing over you. But I want you to be wise as to what is good, and innocent as to what is evil (kakon \| κακόν \| acc sg neut).