Oppression
κάκωσιςStrong’s G2561kakōsis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Kakōsis is the Greek word usually translated “oppression”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.”
Meaning
Usually translated “oppression”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- oppression 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
κάκωσις kakōsis · oppression
κάκωσις, -εως, ἡ (κακόω) [Ín LXX (for עָנִי, יָדַע, etc.): Exo.3:7, Jer.2:28, Wis.3:2, al. ;] ill-treatment: Act.7:34 (LXX),† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “oppression” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OPPRES'SION, noun
- The act of oppressing; the imposition of unreasonable burdens, either in taxes or services; cruelty; severity.
- The state of being oppressed or overburdened; misery.“the Lord - saw the oppression of Israel” 2 Kings 13:4
- Hardship; calamity.
- Depression; dullness of spirits; lassitude of body.
All definitions
- A sense of heaviness or weight in the breast, etc.
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.