noun · feminine
kakias
Strong’sG2549
evil, wickedness, malice
stem kaki-11 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κακία, -ας, ἡ
(< κακός), [in LXX chiefly for רָאָה;]
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(κακός) badness in quality, opposed to ἀρετή (excellence), Refs 6th c.BC+; κακίᾳ ἡνιόχων by their incapacity, Refs defects, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 cowardice, faint-heartedness, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 moral badness, vice, μετ᾽ ἀρετῆς ἀλλ᾽ οὐ μετὰ κακίας Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ἀρετή, ὡσαύτως δὲ.. καὶ ἡ κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; personified in the Fable of Prodicus, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 Philos., Refs 3rd c.AD+
II ill-repute, dishonour, κ. ἀντιλαβεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 hurt, damage done or suffered, LXX+NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| 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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
kakias“trouble”subjectnominative singular1×
Matthew 6:34… merimnati heautau; arketem ta hēmera tas kakias autau.… worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.[’’]
kakian“malice”objectaccusative singular2×
Colossians 3:8… kai vis teim panteim, organ, thumon, kakian, blasfēmian, aischrologian ek teu stomeu vu;… such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your …
1 Peter 2:1Apotitherantois oun pantan kakian kai panton dolon kai hupokrisiain kai …Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
kakiau“wickedness”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Acts 8:22metanoasar oun apo tau kakiau su houtau, kai disar tou kuriou …Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps …
1 Corinthians 5:8… en zuma palaia mēde en zuma kakiau kai ponēriau, alla en azumei eilikrineiau …… with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened …
James 1:21“wickedness”dio apotitherantois pantan ruparian kai perisseian kakiau en prauta dechevar ton emfuton logon …Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in …
1 Peter 2:16… kai mē hōs epikalummem echarōntois tau kakiau tan eleutherian, alla hōs theou doulois.… your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
kakia“malice”to, fordative singular4×
Romans 1:29“malice”plērorēntoin panta adikia ponēria pleonexia kakia, mestoin fthonou fonou eridau dolou kakoētheiau, …… have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are …
1 Corinthians 14:20… paidieim genovōr tai frenai, alla ta kakia nēpiazavōr, tai de frenai teleiois genovōr.… thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking …
Ephesians 4:31… blasfēmias airitar apo vu sun panta kakia.… slander, along with every form of malice.
Titus 3:3… douleuarōntois epithumiai kai hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōntois, stugētois, misarōntois allēloin.… of desires and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated and hating …