Kakōs κακῶς

Kakōs (Greek κακῶς, Strong's G2560) is a Greek adverb meaning “badly”. It occurs 16 times in 16 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Kakōs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 4:24
  And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
• Matthew 8:16
  When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
• Matthew 9:12
  But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
• Matthew 14:35
  And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him
• Matthew 15:22
  And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
• Matthew 17:15
  Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
• Matthew 21:41
  They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

Mark

• Mark 1:32
  And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick and demon-possessed,
• Mark 1:34
  And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
• Mark 2:17
  When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
• Mark 6:55
  And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

Luke

• Luke 5:31
  And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
• Luke 7:2
  And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

John

• John 18:23
  Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”

Acts

• Acts 23:5
  Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

James

• James 4:3
  Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).