Lexicon :: Strong's G2550 - kakoētheia

κακοήθεια
Transliteration
kakoētheia (Key)
Pronunciation
kak-o-ay'-thi-ah
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of κακός (G2556) and ἦθος (G2239)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

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TDNT Reference: 3:485,391

Trench's Synonyms: xi. κακία, κακοήθεια.

Strong’s Definitions

κακοήθεια kakoḗtheia, kak-o-ay'-thi-ah; from a compound of G2556 and G2239; bad character, i.e. (specially) mischievousness:—malignity.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2550 in the following manner: malignity (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2550 in the following manner: malignity (1x).

  1. bad character, depravity of heart and life

  2. malignant subtlety, malicious craftiness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κακοήθεια kakoḗtheia, kak-o-ay'-thi-ah; from a compound of G2556 and G2239; bad character, i.e. (specially) mischievousness:—malignity.
STRONGS G2550:
κακοήθεια (κακοηθια WH; see Iota), κακοηθείας, ἡ (from κακοήθης, and this from κακός and ἦθος), bad character, depravity of heart and life, Xenophon, Plato, Isocrates, others; 4 Macc. 1:4, where cf. Grimm, p. 299; specifically used of malignant subtlety, malicious craftiness: Romans 1:29 (3Macc. 3:22; Additions to Esther 8:1, 12 [Esther 8:238:12f, Esther 8:32p]; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 35, 5 [ET]; Josephus, Antiquities 1, 1, 4; 16, 3, 1; (contra Apion 1, 24, 4); Polybius 5, 50, 5, etc.). On the other hand, Aristotle, rhet. 2, 13 (3, p. 81) defines it τό ἐπί τό χεῖρον ὑπολαμβάνειν πάντα (taking all things in the evil part, Genevan N. T. Cf. Trench, § xi.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Esther
8:1; 8:12
Romans
1:29
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