Kakourgos κακοῦργος
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| κακοῦργος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kakourgos |
| Strong's number | G2557 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | criminal |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (3) |
Kakourgos (Greek κακοῦργος, Strong's G2557) is a Greek adjective meaning “criminal”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | malefactors (3), doer (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | criminals (3), criminal (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kakourgos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 23:32And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
- 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.When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
- Luke 23:39And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
2 Timothy
- 2 Timothy 2:9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).