ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΙΣΘΑΙ, κακουργεισθαι
KAKOURGEISTHAI, kakourgeisthai
Sounds Like: ka-koor-GEI-sthai
Translations: to be a wrongdoer, to be a criminal, to be an evildoer, to be a malefactor, to be a villain
From the root: ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from 'κακός' (bad) and 'ἔργον' (work/deed). It means to act as a wrongdoer or to commit evil deeds. In this form, it is a present passive infinitive, indicating the state of being wronged or being treated as a criminal, or more commonly, the act of being a wrongdoer oneself.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2555 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 2:26
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗΣΕΝ — he acted criminally, he committed evil, he did wrong, he was a malefactor
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΙΝ — to do evil, to commit evil, to be a wrongdoer, to be a criminal
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΙΣ — you do evil, you commit crimes, you act as a criminal
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΩ — to do evil, to be a criminal, to be an evildoer, to commit a crime, to do wrong
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗΘΗΝΑΙ — to be evilly treated, to be mistreated, to be harmed, to be injured, to be wronged
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be evilly treated, will be harmed, will be mistreated, will be injured
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΙ — to do evil, to be a malefactor, to commit a crime, to act wickedly
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗΣΗ — evil-doing, mischief, wrongdoing, a mischief, an evil-doing
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗΣΟΝΤΕΣ — doing evil, doing wrong, acting wickedly, committing crimes, being a malefactor, being a criminal
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΥΜΕΝΗ — being ill-treated, being mistreated, being evilly treated, being harmed, being punished, being afflicted
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΑ — doing evil, doing wrong, being a wrongdoer, being a criminal, a wrongdoer, a criminal
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΑΣ — doing evil, doing wrong, acting as a criminal, committing crimes
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΥΣΙ — they do evil, they commit crimes, they act as evildoers
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΩ — I do evil, I do wrong, I am a criminal, I am a wrongdoer, I am a malefactor
- ΚΕΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗΚΟΤΕΣ — having done evil, having committed a crime, having acted as a criminal, having been a malefactor
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