ΚΑΚΟΤΕΧΝΩΝ, κακοτεχνων
KAKOTECHNŌN, kakotechnōn
Sounds Like: kah-koh-TEKH-non
Translations: evil-doing, mischievous, malicious, wicked, cunning, artful, of evil art, of evil skill
From the root: ΚΑΚΟΤΕΧΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone or something that employs evil or harmful skill, art, or cunning. It implies a deliberate use of ability for malicious purposes. It is a compound word formed from 'κακός' (bad, evil) and 'τέχνη' (art, skill).
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 6:25
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 6:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΚΟΤΕΧΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΚΟΤΕΧΝΟΝ — evil-minded, malicious, mischievous, wicked, crafty, an evil-minded thing
- ΚΑΚΟΤΕΧΝΟΣ — evil-doing, mischievous, artful, cunning, a mischievous person, an evil-doer
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