Lexical Definition
κακία kakía (kak-ee'-ah) evil G:N-F
from κακός
evil, malice(-iousness), naughtiness, wickedness.
- badness, i.e. (subjectively) depravity, or (actively) malignity, or (passively) trouble
Abbott-Smith
κακία, -ας, ἡ (< κακός), [in LXX chiefly for רָאָה;]
1. badness in quality (opp. to ἀρετή, excellence).
2. wickedness, depravity, malignity: Ac 8:22, Ro 1:29, I Co 5:8 14:20, Eph 4:31, Col 3:8, Tit 3:3, Ja 1:21, I Pe 2:1, 16.
3. In late Gk., evil, trouble, affliction (Am 3:6, I Ki 6:9, Ec 7:15, Si 19:6, al.): Mt 6:34 (cf. MM, Exp., xv).†
SYN.: πονηρία.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Samuel | 6:9 |
| Ecclesiastes | 7:15 |
| Amos | 3:6 |
| Matthew | 6:34 |
| Acts | 8:22 |
| Romans | 1:29 |
| 1 Corinthians | 5:8 · 14:20 |
| Ephesians | 4:31 |
| Colossians | 3:8 |
| Titus | 3:3 |
| James | 1:21 |
| 1 Peter | 2:1 · 2:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κακία, ἡ,
(κακός) badness in quality, opposed to ἀρετή (excellence), [Refs 6th c.BC+]; κακίᾳ ἡνιόχων by their incapacity, [Refs] defects, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 cowardice, faint-heartedness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 moral badness, vice, μετ᾽ ἀρετῆς ἀλλ᾽ οὐ μετὰ κακίας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἀρετή, ὡσαύτως δὲ.. καὶ ἡ κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; personified in the Fable of Prodicus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 Philos., [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II ill-repute, dishonour, κ. ἀντιλαβεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 hurt, damage done or suffered, [LXX+NT]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.1Kgs.6.9* ☩ Matt.6.34