Strong's Lexicon
G2554 — κακοποιέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2554 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κακοποιέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2555 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | kakopoieo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kak-op-oy-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be a bad-doer 2. (objectively) to injure 3. (genitive) to sin |
| KJV Renderings: | do(ing) evil |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κακοποιέω, κακοποιῶ; 1 aorist infinitive κακοποιῆσαι; (κακοποιός);
1. to do harm: Mar 3:4; Luk 6:9.
2. to do evil, do wrong: 1Pe 3:17; 3Jn 1:11. ((Aeschylus, Aristophanes), Xenophon, Polybius, Antoninus, Plutarch; the Sept..)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κακοποιέω (do(ing) evil)
Mark 3:4
- KJV: And he saith unto them Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days or to do evil to save life or to kill But they held their peace
- GK: και λέγει αυτοίς έξεστι τοις σάββασιν αγαθοποιήσαι η κακοποιήσαι ψυχήν σώσαι η αποκτείναι οι δε εσιώπων
Luke 6:9
- KJV: Then said Jesus unto them I will ask you one thing Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good or to do evil to save life or to destroy
- GK: είπεν ουν ο Ιησούς προς αυτούς επερωτήσω υμάς τι έξεστι τοις σάββασιν αγαθοποιήσαι η κακοποιήσαι ψυχήν σώσαι η απολέσαι
1 Peter 3:17
- KJV: For better if the will of God be so that ye suffer for well doing than for evil doing
- GK: κρείττον γαρ αγαθοποιούντας ει θέλοι το θέλημα του θεού πάσχειν η κακοποιούντας
3 John 1:11
- KJV: Beloved follow not that which is evil but that which is good He that doeth good is of God but he that doeth evil hath not seen God
- GK: αγαπητέ μη μιμού το κακόν αλλά το αγαθόν ο αγαθοποιών εκ του θεού εστίν ο δε κακοποιών ουχ εώρακε τον θεόν
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