2555. kakopoios

Lexicon

kakopoios: Evildoer, criminal, wrongdoer

Original Word: κακοποιός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: kakopoios
Pronunciation: kä-ko-poi-ós
Phonetic Spelling: (kak-op-oy-os')
Definition: Evildoer, criminal, wrongdoer
Meaning: doing evil; subst: an evil-doer.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

evildoer, malefactor.

From kakos and poieo; a bad-doer; (specially), a criminal -- evil-doer, malefactor.

see GREEK kakos

see GREEK poieo

HELPS Word-studies

2555 kakopoiós (from 2556 /kakós, "of a malicious disposition" and 4160 /poiéō, "make") – properly, an evil-doer, someone who makes trouble (inflicts harm), i.e. seeking an opportunity to injure (damage).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kakopoieó
Definition
an evildoer
NASB Translation
evildoer (1), evildoers (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2555: κακοποιός

κακοποιός, κακοποιον (κακόν and ποιέω), doing evil; a substantive, an evil-doer, malefactor: John 18:30 (but L marginal reading T Tr WH κακόν ποιῶν); 1 Peter 2:12, 14; 1 Peter 3:16 (T Tr marginal reading WH omit the clause); . (Proverbs 12:4; Pindar, Aristotle, Polybius, Plutarch.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from two Greek words: κακός (kakós), meaning "bad" or "evil," and ποιέω (poiéō), meaning "to do" or "to make."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for κακοποιός, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words such as רָע (ra, Strong's Hebrew 7451), meaning "evil" or "wicked," and פֹּעַל (po'al, Strong's Hebrew 6467), meaning "deed" or "work," which together convey the idea of evil actions or deeds.

Usage: The word κακοποιός appears in the New Testament to denote those who commit acts contrary to moral or divine law. It is used to describe individuals who are considered wrongdoers or malefactors.

Context: • The term κακοποιός is used in the New Testament to characterize individuals who engage in actions that are morally or ethically wrong. It is often translated as "evildoer" or "criminal" in English versions of the Bible.
• In 1 Peter 2:12, believers are encouraged to maintain good conduct among the Gentiles so that, even if they are accused as κακοποιοί, their good deeds may lead others to glorify God: "Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us."
• Similarly, in 1 Peter 4:15, the apostle Peter warns believers not to suffer as a κακοποιός: "But if you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler."
• The term is also found in John 18:30, where the Jewish leaders refer to Jesus as a κακοποιός when bringing Him before Pilate: "If He were not a criminal, they replied, we would not have handed Him over to you."
• The use of κακοποιός in these contexts highlights the tension between the early Christian community and the surrounding society, where Christians were sometimes unjustly accused of wrongdoing.

Forms and Transliterations

κακοποιοίς κακοποιος κακοποιός κακοποιὸς κακοποιων κακοποιών κακοποιῶν kakopoion kakopoiôn kakopoiōn kakopoiō̂n kakopoios kakopoiòs

Englishman's Concordance

1 Peter 2:12 Adj-GMP
GRK: ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν ἐκ τῶν
NAS: they slander you as evildoers, they may because
KJV: you as evildoers, they may by
INT: you as evildoers through the

1 Peter 2:14 Adj-GMP
GRK: εἰς ἐκδίκησιν κακοποιῶν ἔπαινον δὲ
NAS: by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise
KJV: the punishment of evildoers, and
INT: for vengenace [on] evildoers praise moreover

1 Peter 4:15 Adj-NMS
GRK: κλέπτης ἢ κακοποιὸς ἢ ὡς
NAS: or evildoer, or
KJV: or [as] an evildoer, or
INT: thief or evildoer or as

Strong's Greek 2555
3 Occurrences

κακοποιῶν — 2 Occ.
κακοποιὸς — 1 Occ.