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adverb

kakōs

Greekκακῶς (kakōs)

Strong’sG2560

badly, evilly

stem kakō-16 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books

Translated as

illness4×sick2×… illness2×completely1×evil1×having an illness1×severely1×terribly1×wrong1×wrongly1×… illness.1×

What it means

κακῶς

(< κακός),

adv.,

[in LXX: Wi 18:19, IV Mac 6:17, al.; κ. εἰπεῖν, ἐρεῖν (ארר, קלל pi.), Ex 22:28(27), Le 19:14, Is 8:21; κ. ἔχειν (חלה, Ez 34:4, al.;]

badly, ill;
(a) in physical sense: κ. ἔχειν, to be ill, Mt 4:24 8:16 9:12 14:35 17:15, Mk 1:32, 34 2:17 6:55, Lk 5:31 7:2; πάσχειν, Mt 17:15 (WH, mg.); δαιμονίζεσθαι, Mt 15:22; κακοὺς κ. ἀπολέσει (as freq. in cl., v. LS, s.v.; MM, Exp., xv), evil that they are, he will evilly, etc., Mt 21:41;
(b) in moral sense, wrongly (I Mac 7:42, IV Mac 6:17, al.): κ. λαλεῖν, Jo 18:23; εἰπεῖν, c. acc. pers., Ac 23:5; αἰτεῖσθαι, Ja 4:8.†

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

Strong’s G2560 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkak-oce'

badly (physically or morally)

Fromfrom G2556;

King Jamesamiss, diseased, evil, grievously, miserably, sick, sore.

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

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

16 occurrences, every one of them listed

kakōs16×

Matthew 4:24“… illness”kai aperchata tas akoas autou eis holan tan Surian; kai prosferala auto pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai kai basanai sunechirōtoin, daimonizerōtoin kai selēniazerōtoin kai paralutikoin, kai therapeuata autoin.News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

Matthew 8:16“illness”Opsēau de gineratau prosferala auto daimonizerōtoin polloin; kai ekballata teim pneumeim logo, kai pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin therapeuata;When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

Matthew 9:12“sick”tos de akouaratos legata; Ouk chreian echalō tois ischuarōtois iatrou alla tois kakōs echarōtois.On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

Matthew 14:35“illness”kai epignōskaratois auton tois anērois tou topou ekeinou apostelala eis holan tan perichōran ekeinan, kai prosferala auto pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin,And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him

Matthew 15:22“severely”kai idou gunaikas Chananaias apo teiu horeiu ekeineiu exercharatas krazate legarōtas; Elēasar min, kurior huios David; tas thugatēras mu kakōs daimonizetō.And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

Matthew 17:15“terribly”kai legarōtos; Kurior, elēasar mu ton huion, hoti selēniazetō kai kakōs paschatō, pollakis gar piptatō eis tem purem kai pollakis eis tem hudōrem.“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.

Matthew 21:41“completely”legalō auto; Kakoin kakōs apolluati autoin, kai ton ampelōnon ekdōeti alloi geōrgoi, hotinois apodōali auto toin karpoin en toi kairoi autoiu.“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

Mark 1:32“illness”Opsēau de gineratau, hote dusata tos hēlios, ferale pros auton pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin kai toin daimonizerōtoin;That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,

Mark 1:34“… illness”kai therapeuata polloin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai, kai daimoneim polleim ekballata, kai ouk afiēkate lalarō teim daimoneim, hoti oidalelē auton.And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

Mark 2:17“… illness.”kai akouaratos tos Iēsus legatō autoi hoti Ouk chreian echalō tois ischuarōtois iatrou alla tois kakōs echarōtois; ouk erchama kalara dikaioin alla hamartōloin.On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 6:55“illness”peritrechala holan tan chōran ekeinan kai archela epi toi krabattoi toin kakōs echarōtoin periferarō hopou akouale hoti atō.and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

Luke 5:31“sick”kai apokriniratos tos Iēsus legata pros autoin; Ouk chreian echalō tois hugiainarōtois iatrou alla tois kakōs echarōtois;Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

Luke 7:2“having an illness”Hekatontarchēou de tinou doulos kakōs echarōtos mellate teleutarō, hos ate auto entimos.There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

John 18:23“wrongly”apokrinita auto Iēsus; Ei kakōs lalama, marturasar peri teu kakeu; ei de kalōs, tinem min derasō?Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”

Acts 23:5“evil”fēate tē tos Paulos; Ouk oidamelē, adelfoir, hoti atō archierevos; grafitē gar hoti Archōnon tou laou su ouk legasi kakōs.“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

James 4:3“wrong”aitavō kai ouk lambavō, dioti kakōs aitevō, hina en tai hēdonai vu dapanaveia.And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.