ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΙ, κακουργοι
KAKOURGOI, kakourgoi
Sounds Like: ka-koor-GOY
Translations: evildoers, criminals, malefactors, villains
From the root: ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who commit evil deeds or crimes. It describes individuals who are engaged in wicked or harmful actions, often implying a habitual or professional criminal. It is a compound word formed from 'κακός' (bad, evil) and 'ἔργον' (work, deed).
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2557 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:37
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 23:32
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 7:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 23:32
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗ — evil, criminal, a criminal, a malefactor, a villain, a wrongdoer
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΙΣ — (to) evildoers, (to) criminals, (to) malefactors
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΝ — evil, mischievous, a malefactor, a criminal, a wrongdoer, an evil thing, mischief
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΥ — of an evildoer, of a criminal, of a malefactor, of a wrongdoer, of an evil-doer, of a villain, of a scoundrel, of a rascal, of a rogue, of a knave, of a miscreant
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΟΥΣ — evildoers, malefactors, criminals, villains
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΩΝ — of evildoers, of criminals, of villains, of malefactors
- ΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΩΣ — evilly, maliciously, wickedly, badly
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