2554. kakopoieó
Strong's Lexicon
kakopoieó: To do evil, to harm, to do wrong

Original Word: κακοποιέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kakopoieó
Pronunciation: kä-ko-poi-e'-ō
Phonetic Spelling: (kak-op-oy-eh'-o)
Definition: To do evil, to harm, to do wrong
Meaning: I do harm, do wrong, do evil, commit sin.

Word Origin: From the Greek words κακός (kakos, meaning "bad" or "evil") and ποιέω (poieo, meaning "to do" or "to make").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of doing evil is רָעַע (ra'a, Strong's Hebrew 7489), which means to do evil or to act wickedly.

Usage: The verb κακοποιέω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of doing evil or causing harm. It often implies intentional wrongdoing or malicious actions. The term is used to contrast with doing good and is associated with moral and ethical misconduct.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, moral and ethical behavior was often discussed in terms of doing good versus doing evil. The concept of κακοποιέω would have been understood as actions that disrupt social harmony and violate moral codes. In the Jewish context, doing evil was seen as contrary to the Law of God, which emphasized justice, mercy, and righteousness.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 2554 kakopoiéō (from 2555 /kakopoiós) – to do evil, acting from a nasty, twisted disposition. See 2555 (kakopoiós).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kakos and poieó
Definition
to do evil
NASB Translation
do harm (2), does evil (1), doing what is wrong (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2554: κακοποιέω

κακοποιέω, κακοποιῶ; 1 aorist infinitive κακοποιῆσαι; (κακοποιός);

1. to do harm: Mark 3:4; Luke 6:9.

2. to do evil, do wrong: 1 Peter 3:17; 3 John 1:11. ((Aeschylus, Aristophanes), Xenophon, Polybius, Antoninus, Plutarch; the Sept..)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
doing evil.

From kakopoios; to be a bad-doer, i.e. (objectively) to injure, or (genitive) to sin -- do(ing) evil.

see GREEK kakopoios

Forms and Transliterations
εκακοποίησα εκακοποιήσατε κακοποιεί κακοποιείν κακοποιησαι κακοποιήσαι κακοποιήσαί κακοποιῆσαι κακοποιήσει κακοποιήσητε κακοποίησιν κακοποιήσω κακοποιήσωσι κακοποιήσωσιν κακοποιουντας κακοποιούντας κακοποιοῦντας κακοποιούσα κακοποιων κακοποιών κακοποιῶν kakopoiesai kakopoiêsai kakopoiēsai kakopoiē̂sai kakopoion kakopoiôn kakopoiōn kakopoiō̂n kakopoiountas kakopoioûntas
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 3:4 V-ANA
GRK: ἀγαθο¦ποιῆσαι ἢ κακοποιῆσαι ψυχὴν σῶσαι
NAS: or to do harm on the Sabbath,
KJV: or to do evil? to save
INT: to do good or to do evil life to save

Luke 6:9 V-ANA
GRK: ἀγαθοποιῆσαι ἢ κακοποιῆσαι ψυχὴν σῶσαι
NAS: or to do harm on the Sabbath,
KJV: or to do evil? to save
INT: to do good or to do evil life to save

1 Peter 3:17 V-PPA-AMP
GRK: πάσχειν ἢ κακοποιοῦντας
NAS: rather than for doing what is wrong.
KJV: for well doing, than for evil doing.
INT: to suffer than doing evil

3 John 1:11 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: ἐστίν ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν
NAS: is of God; the one who does evil has not seen
KJV: God: but he that doeth evil hath not
INT: is he that does evil not has seen

Strong's Greek 2554
4 Occurrences


κακοποιῆσαι — 2 Occ.
κακοποιῶν — 1 Occ.
κακοποιοῦντας — 1 Occ.

















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