noun · masculine
kakopoios
Greekκακοποιός (kakopoios)
Strong’sG2555
an evil-doer
stem kakopoi-3 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κακοποιός, -όν
(< κακόν, ποιέω), [in LXX: Pr 12:4 (בּוּשׁ hi.) Pr 24:19 (רעע hi.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2555 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kakopoios1×κακοποιὸς | kakopoiois |
| object accusative | kakopoion | kakopoioin |
| direct address vocative | kakopoior | kakopoioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kakopoiou | kakopoioiu2×κακοποιῶν |
| to, for dative | kakopoio | kakopoioi |
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
kakopoio 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
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
kakopoios“evildoer”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Peter 4:15“evildoer”mē gar tinos vu paschatōr hōs foneuos ē kleptos ē kakopoios ē hōs allotriepiskopos;Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
kakopoioiu“evildoers”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
1 Peter 2:12“evildoers”tan anastrofan vu en tei ethnei echarōtois kalan, hina, en he katalalalō vu hōs kakopoioiu, ek teiu kaleiu ergeiu epopteuarōtois doxazaleia ton theon en hēmera episkopau.Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
1 Peter 2:14“who do wrong”eite hēgemōnoi hōs dia autou pempirōtoi eis ekdikēsian kakopoioiu epainon de agathopoioiuor to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.