What does ἀκατάστατος · κακός mean in the Bible?
ἀκατάστατος · κακός is a Greek phrase meaning "unstable, restless evil".
Greek · G182, G2556
ἀκατάστατον κακόν
Inconstant · evil/harm: evil
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ἀκατάστατος G182 inconstant
Pronunciation akatástatos
Unsettled or unstable, especially describing a person divided in purpose or a thing in constant agitation.
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κακός G2556 evil/harm: evil
Pronunciation kakós
Moral badness or harmfulness; encompasses both wickedness in persons and destructive consequences of actions.
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What does ἀκατάστατον κακόν (akatastaton kakon) mean in the Bible?
ἀκατάστατος · κακός is a Greek phrase meaning "unstable, restless evil".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G182, G2556?
G182, G2556 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. unstable, restless evil
Source Gloss
unstable, restless evil
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Nominative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Jas 1:8 1×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Jas 3:8 1×
Word Origins
ἀκατάστατον κακόν is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain