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GreekG2555Noun (Masculine)

κακοποιός

kakopoios

4Occurrences
G2555Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a bad-doer; (specially), a criminal

from G2556 (κακός) and G4160 (ποιέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
doing evil; as susbt., an evil-doer.
LXX: (בּוּשׁ hi.) (רָעַע hi.)*

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

κακοποιός appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Peter
4

Key Passages

1 Peter 2:12BSB

Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

1 Peter 2:14BSB

or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

1 Peter 3:16BSB

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

1 Peter 4:15BSB

Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.