noun · feminine

kakias

Greekκακία (kakia)

Strong’sG2549

evil, wickedness, malice

stem kaki-11 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

malice6×evil2×wickedness2×trouble1×

What it means

κακία, -ας, ἡ

(< κακός), [in LXX chiefly for רָאָה;]

1. badness in quality (opp. to ἀρετή, excellence).

2. wickedness, depravity, malignity: Ac 8:22, Ro 1:29, I Co 5:8 14:20, Eph 4:31, Col 3:8, Tit 3:3, Ja 1:21, I Pe 2:1, 16.

3. In late Gk., evil, trouble, affliction (Am 3:6, I Ki 6:9, Ec 7:15, Si 19:6, al.): Mt 6:34 (cf. MM, Exp., xv).†

SYN.: πονηρία.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2549 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkak-ee'-ah

badness, i.e. (subjectively) depravity, or (actively) malignity, or (passively) trouble

Fromfrom G2556;

King Jamesevil, malice(-iousness), naughtiness, wickedness.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	kakias1×κακία	kakiais
object accusative	kakian2×κακίαν	kakiain
direct address vocative	kakiar	kakiair
of, belonging to genitive	kakiau4×κακίας	kakiaiu
to, for dative	kakia4×κακίᾳ	kakiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

kakistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

kakia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

11 occurrences, every one of them listed

kakias“trouble”subjectnominative singular1×

Matthew 6:34“trouble”mē oun merimnaveia eis tan aurion, tas gar aurion merimnati heautau; arketem ta hēmera tas kakias autau.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.[’’]

kakian“malice”objectaccusative singular2×

Colossians 3:8“malice”nuni de apotithevar kai vis teim panteim, organ, thumon, kakian, blasfēmian, aischrologian ek teu stomeu vu;But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

1 Peter 2:1“malice”Apotitheratois oun pantan kakian kai panton dolon kai hupokrisiain kai fthonoin kai pantain katalaliain,Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

kakiau“wickedness”of, belonging togenitive singular4×

Acts 8:22“wickedness”metanoasar oun apo tau kakiau su houtau, kai disar tou kuriou ei ara afiēkiti si tas epinoias tau kardiau su;Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

1 Corinthians 5:8“malice”hōste heortazaneiō, mē en zuma palaia mēde en zuma kakiau kai ponēriau, alla en azumei eilikrineiau kai alētheiau.Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.

James 1:21“wickedness”dio apotitheratois pantan ruparian kai perisseian kakiau en prauta dechevar ton emfuton logon ton dunerōton sōzara tain psuchain vu.Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

1 Peter 2:16“evil”hōs eleutherois, kai mē hōs epikalummem echarōtois tau kakiau tan eleutherian, alla hōs theou doulois.Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

kakia“malice”to, fordative singular4×

Romans 1:29“malice”plērirētoin panta adikia ponēria pleonexia kakia, mestoin fthonou fonou erau dolou kakoētheiau, psithuristoin,They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

1 Corinthians 14:20“evil”Adelfoir, mē paidieim ginevōr tai frēnai, alla ta kakia nēpiazavōr, tai de frēnai teleiois ginevōr.Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

Ephesians 4:31“malice”pantas pikrias kai thumos kai orgas kai kraugas kai blasfēmias airitar apo vu sun panta kakia.Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

Titus 3:3“malice”ane gar pote kai nis anoētois, apeithois, planirōtois, douleuarōtois epithumiai kai hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōtois, stugētois, misarōtois allēloin.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.