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verb

kakamō

Greekκακόω (kakoō)

Strong’sG2559

I treat badly

stem kak-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 forms occur

Translated as

harmmistreatoppressedpoisonedviolent

What it means

κακόω, -ῶ

(< κακός), [in LXX chiefly for רעע hi., ענה pi.;]

1. to ill-treat, afflict, distress: c. acc. pers., Ac 7:6, 19 12:1 18:10, I Pe 3:13.
2. (not in cl.), to embitter (Ps 105 (106):32): Ac 14:2.†

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

Strong’s G2559 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkak-o'-o

to injure; figuratively, to exasperate

Fromfrom G2556;

King Jamesmake evil affected, entreat evil, harm, hurt, vex.

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

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
kakaliκακώσουσινwill happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person pluralmistreat
kakataἐκάκωσενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularoppressed
kakalaἐκάκωσανhappened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person pluralpoisoned
kakaraκακῶσαίhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitiveharm
kakaritosκακώσωνwill happen · subjectfuture active participle nominative singular masculineharm

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkakamōkakamekakamikakamakakamēkakamelē
you 2nd person singularkakasōkakasekakasikakasakakasēkakaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkakatōkakatekakatikakataἐκάκωσενkakatēkakatelē
we 1st person pluralkakanōkakanekakanikakanakakanēkakanelē
ye 2nd person pluralkakavōkakavekakavikakavakakavēkakavelē
they 3rd person pluralkakalōkakalekakaliκακώσουσινkakalaἐκάκωσανkakalēkakalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkakameiōkakameiakakameiē
you 2nd person singularkakaseiōkakaseiakakaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkakateiōkakateiakakateiē
we 1st person pluralkakaneiōkakaneiakakaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkakaveiōkakaveiakakaveiē
they 3rd person pluralkakaleiōkakaleiakakaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkakasōrkakasarkakasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkakatōrkakatarkakatēr
ye 2nd person pluralkakavōrkakavarkakavēr
they 3rd person pluralkakalōrkakalarkakalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkakamoiōkakamoia
you 2nd person singularkakasoiōkakasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkakatoiōkakatoia
we 1st person pluralkakanoiōkakanoia
ye 2nd person pluralkakavoiōkakavoia
they 3rd person pluralkakaloiōkakaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekakarōkakarikakaraκακῶσαίkakarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekakarōtoskakaritosκακώσωνkakaratoskakarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
kakstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

kak 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

Words built on the same stem

kakos — κακός, bad, evil

Where it appears

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

kakali“mistreat”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural

Acts 7:6“mistreat”lalata de houtōs tos theos hoti eti tem spermem autou paroikem en gēa allotria, kai doulali autem kai kakali eteim tetrakosioi;God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

kakata“oppressed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Acts 7:19“oppressed”houtos katasofizeratos tem genem nu kakata toin patēroin teu poiarō teim brefeim ektheteim autoiu eis tem mē zōogonirō.He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

kakala“poisoned”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural

Acts 14:2“poisoned”tois de apeitharatois Ioudaiois epegeirala kai kakala tain psuchain teiu ethneiu kata toiu adelfoiu.But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

kakara“harm”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive

Acts 12:1“violent”Kata ekeinon de ton kairon epiballata Hērōdos tos basilevos tain cheirain kakara tinoin toiu apo tau ekklēsau.About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

Acts 18:10“harm”dioti mis amō meta su kai oudenos epititheti si teu kakara sin, dioti laos atō mi pollos en ta polita houta.For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

kakaritos“harm”will happen · subjectfuture active participle nominative singular masculine

1 Peter 3:13“harm”Kai tinos tos kakaritos vin ean teu agatheu zēlōtois gineveia?Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?