Criminal
κακοῦργοςStrong’s G2557kakourgos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kakourgos is the Greek word usually translated “criminals” and “evildoer”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.”
Meaning
Usually translated “criminals” and “evildoer”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- criminals 3
- an evildoer 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- 2 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 23:33And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
- Luke 23:39And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
- 2 Timothy 2:9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
Greek dictionary
κακοῦργος kakourgos · criminal
κακοῦργος, -ον (contr. from epic κακόεργος), [in LXX. Pro.21:15 (אָוֶן, פָּעַל), Est.8:13, Sir.11:33 33:26 (Sir.33:26)* ;] a malefactor, criminal: Luk.23:32-33, 39, 2Ti.2:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “criminal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CRIMINAL, adjective
- Guilty of a crime; applied to persons.
- Partaking of a crime; involving a crime; that violates public law, divine or human; as, theft is a criminal act.
- That violates moral obligation; wicked.
- Relating to crimes; opposed to civil; as a criminal code; criminal law.
All definitions and other forms of “criminal”
CRIMINAL, noun
A person who has committed an offense against public law; a violator of law, divine or human. More particularly, a person indicted or charged with a public offense, and one who is found guilty, by verdict, confession or proof.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.