What does κακός · ἐργάτης mean in the Bible?
κακός · ἐργάτης is a Greek phrase meaning "evil workers, harmful laborers".
Greek · G2556, G2040
κακοὺς ἐργάτας
Evil/harm: evil · a toiler; figuratively, a teacher
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κακόςG2556evil/harm: evil
Pronunciationkakós
Moral badness or harmfulness; encompasses both wickedness in persons and destructive consequences of actions.
Open lexicon entry →ἐργάτηςG2040a toiler; figuratively, a teacher
Pronunciationergátēs
One who labors physically or spiritually; applied to Christian teachers as active workers in God's field.
Open lexicon entry →What does κακοὺς ἐργάτας (kakous ergatas) mean in the Bible?
κακός · ἐργάτης is a Greek phrase meaning "evil workers, harmful laborers".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2556, G2040?
G2556, G2040 is connected to 50 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. evil workers, harmful laborers
Source Gloss
evil workers, harmful laborers
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms50Case patternAccusative (26)Number patternSingular (34)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterRom 7:21 · Jas 3:8 · Rev 16:23×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 24:481×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMark 7:211×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine1 Cor 15:331×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterTitus 1:121×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterJohn 18:23 · Rom 12:17 · Rom 12:21 · 1 Thess 5:15 · Heb 5:14 · 1 Pet 3:9 · 1 Pet 3:10 · 1 Pet 3:118×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterRom 1:30 · 1 Cor 10:6 · 1 Tim 6:10 · Jas 1:134×
Dative · Singular · NeuterRom 13:31×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 27:23 · Mark 15:14 · Luke 23:22 · John 18:30 · Acts 16:28 · Acts 23:9 · Acts 28:5 · Rom 2:9 · Rom 7:19 · Rom 12:17 · Rom 12:21 · Rom 13:4 · Rom 13:10 · Rom 14:20 · Rom 16:19 · 1 Cor 13:521×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 16:25 · Acts 9:13 · Rom 3:8 · 2 Tim 4:14 · 1 Pet 3:125×
Word Origins
κακοὺς ἐργάτας is a primary word - no further derivation.