Greek · G2554 · unreviewed

κακοποιέω

To do evil/harm

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κακοποιέω G2554

Pronunciation kakopoiéō

What does κακοποιέω (kakopoiéō) mean in the Bible?

κακοποιέω (kakopoiéō) is a Greek word meaning "to do evil/harm". κακο-ποιέω, ῶ [in LXX chiefly for רָעַע hi.

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Meaning

to do evil/harm

Extended definition

to do harm, to do evil: Mrk.3:4, Luk.6:9, 1Pe.3:17, 3Jn.11 (Cremer, 329).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

infinitive 2 participle 2

Tense

present 2 aorist 2

Voice

active 4

Mood

participle 2 infinitive 2

NT Occurrences

Mark 3:4 κακοποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 6:9 κακοποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 1 Peter 3:17 κακοποιοῦντας present active participle participle 3 John 1:11 κακοποιῶν present active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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