2560. kakós
Lexicon
kakós: Bad, evil, wicked, harmful

Original Word: κακός
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: kakós
Pronunciation: kä-kos'
Phonetic Spelling: (kak-oce')
Definition: Bad, evil, wicked, harmful
Meaning: badly, evilly, wrongly.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
amiss, badly, grievously

From kakos; badly (physically or morally) -- amiss, diseased, evil, grievously, miserably, sick, sore.

see GREEK kakos

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 2560 kakṓs (the adverbial form of 2556 /kakós) – sore-misery related to experiencing grievous harm (affliction).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
adverb from kakos
Definition
badly
NASB Translation
cruelly (1), evil (1), ill* (5), sick (6), very (1), wretched (1), wrong motives (1), wrongly (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2560: κακῶς

κακῶς (κακός), adverb (from Homer on down), badly, ill, i. e.

a. (in a physical sense) miserably: ἔχειν, to be ill, sick (see ἔχω, II. a.), Matthew 4:24; Matthew 8:16; Matthew 9:12; Matthew 14:35; (Matthew 17:15 L Tr text WH text); Mark (Mark 1:32, 34); ; (Mark 6:55); Luke 5:31; Luke 7:2, etc.; πάσχειν, Matthew 17:15 (R G T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading); δαιμονίζεσθαι, Matthew 15:22; κακούς κακῶς ἀπολέσει, Matthew 21:41, on this combination of words with verbs of destroying, perishing, etc., which is frequent in Greek writings also, cf. Kuinoel at the passage; Winers Grammar, § 68, 1.

b. (morally) improperly, wrongly: John 18:23; κακῶς εἰπεῖν τινα, to speak ill of, revile, one, Acts 23:5; with bad intent, αἰτεῖσθαι, James 4:3.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primary word

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek word κακός corresponds to several Hebrew words in the Old Testament, primarily:
• רַע (raʿ) • Strong's Hebrew 7451, meaning evil, bad, or wicked.
• רָעָה (ra'ah) • Strong's Hebrew 7489, meaning to do evil or harm.
• אָוֶן (aven) • Strong's Hebrew 205, meaning trouble, wickedness, or iniquity.

These Hebrew terms similarly convey the concept of moral and physical evil, aligning with the New Testament usage of κακός to describe actions and conditions contrary to God's righteous standards.

Usage: • The term κακός is used in the New Testament to describe moral evil, wickedness, or harmful actions and intentions. It can refer to both physical harm and moral corruption.

Context: • The Greek word κακός appears frequently in the New Testament, often in contexts contrasting good and evil. It is used to describe actions, thoughts, and characteristics that are contrary to God's nature and commandments. The term can refer to both external actions and internal moral states.

• In the Berean Standard Bible, κακός is translated as "evil" or "bad" in various passages. For example, in Romans 12:21, Paul exhorts believers, "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Here, κακός represents the moral and spiritual opposition that believers must resist and conquer through righteous living.

• In Matthew 5:39, Jesus teaches, "But I tell you, do not resist an evil person." The use of κακός in this context highlights the call to respond to wrongdoing with grace and forgiveness rather than retaliation.

• The word is also used in a more general sense to describe harmful or injurious situations, as seen in Acts 16:28, where Paul reassures the jailer, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here." The term κακός here implies physical harm or danger.

• Theologically, κακός is often contrasted with ἀγαθός (agathos), meaning "good," emphasizing the moral dichotomy between God's will and the fallen nature of humanity. The presence of κακός in the world is a result of sin and rebellion against God, and it is ultimately overcome through the redemptive work of Christ.

Forms and Transliterations
κακως κακώς κακῶς kakos kakôs kakōs kakō̂s
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 4:24 Adv
GRK: πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ποικίλαις
KJV: all sick people
INT: all sick who were by various

Matthew 8:16 Adv
GRK: πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ἐθεράπευσεν
KJV: all that were sick:
INT: all who sick were he healed

Matthew 9:12 Adv
GRK: ἀλλ' οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες
NAS: a physician, but those who are sick.
KJV: but they that are sick.
INT: but they who sick are

Matthew 14:35 Adv
GRK: πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας
NAS: and brought to Him all who were sick;
KJV: all that were diseased;
INT: all those who sick were

Matthew 15:22 Adv
GRK: θυγάτηρ μου κακῶς δαιμονίζεται
NAS: my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.
KJV: daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
INT: daughter of me miserably is possessed by a demon

Matthew 17:15 Adv
GRK: σεληνιάζεται καὶ κακῶς πάσχει πολλάκις
NAS: for he is a lunatic and is very ill;
KJV: he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for
INT: he is epileptic and miserably suffers often

Matthew 21:41 Adv
GRK: αὐτῷ Κακοὺς κακῶς ἀπολέσει αὐτούς
NAS: wretches to a wretched end,
KJV: unto him, He will miserably destroy
INT: to him wretches miserably he will destroy them

Mark 1:32 Adv
GRK: πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας καὶ
KJV: that were diseased, and
INT: all who sick were and

Mark 1:34 Adv
GRK: ἐθεράπευσεν πολλοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ποικίλαις
KJV: that were sick of divers
INT: he healed many [who] sick were of various

Mark 2:17 Adv
GRK: ἀλλ' οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες οὐκ
NAS: but those who are sick; I did not come
KJV: but they that are sick: I came not
INT: but they who sick are not

Mark 6:55 Adv
GRK: κραβάττοις τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας περιφέρειν
NAS: those who were sick, to the place
KJV: those that were sick, where
INT: mats those [that] sick were to carry about

Luke 5:31 Adv
GRK: ἀλλὰ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες
NAS: a physician, but those who are sick.
KJV: but they that are sick.
INT: but they who sick are

Luke 7:2 Adv
GRK: τινος δοῦλος κακῶς ἔχων ἤμελλεν
NAS: was highly regarded by him, was sick and about
KJV: unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
INT: a certain servant sick being was about

John 18:23 Adv
GRK: Ἰησοῦς Εἰ κακῶς ἐλάλησα μαρτύρησον
NAS: I have spoken wrongly, testify
KJV: If I have spoken evil, bear witness of
INT: Jesus If evil I spoke bear witness

Acts 23:5 Adv
GRK: οὐκ ἐρεῖς κακῶς
NAS: YOU SHALL NOT SPEAK EVIL OF A RULER
KJV: not speak evil of the ruler of thy
INT: not you will speak of evil

James 4:3 Adv
GRK: λαμβάνετε διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε ἵνα
NAS: you ask with wrong motives, so
KJV: ye ask amiss, that
INT: receive because wrongly you ask that

Strong's Greek 2560
16 Occurrences


κακῶς — 16 Occ.















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