To do evil/harm
κακοποιέωStrong’s G2554kakopoieō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kakopoieō is the Greek word usually translated “do evil” and “doing evil”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do evil” and “doing evil”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to do evil 2
- doing evil 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- 1 Peter 1
- 3 John 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 3:4And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
- Luke 6:9Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
- 1 Peter 3:17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
Greek dictionary
κακοποιέω kakopoieō · to do evil/harm
κακο-ποιέω, ῶ [in LXX chiefly for רָעַע hi. ;] to do harm, to do evil: Mrk.3:4, Luk.6:9, 1Pe.3:17, 3Jn.11 (Cremer, 329).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.