κακίας

kakía

of wickedness

The quality or condition of being bad, wicked, or evil in character or action; fundamental badness or moral corruption. It encompasses inner moral corruption, intentional malice, ill will toward others, and actions or attitudes characterized by a willful tendency to harm, subvert, or act contrary to what is right or beneficial. In philosophical and ethical contexts, can refer to the opposite of ἀρετή (virtue), i.e., vice. In some contexts, may also denote a general state of trouble or adversity resulting from such wickedness.

G2549

James 1:21 · Word #7

Lexicon G2549

Lemmaκακία
Transliterationkakía
Strong'sG2549
DefinitionThe quality or condition of being bad, wicked, or evil in character or action; fundamental badness or moral corruption. It encompasses inner moral corruption, intentional malice, ill will toward others, and actions or attitudes characterized by a willful tendency to harm, subvert, or act contrary to what is right or beneficial. In philosophical and ethical contexts, can refer to the opposite of ἀρετή (virtue), i.e., vice. In some contexts, may also denote a general state of trouble or adversity resulting from such wickedness.

Morphology N GEN F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseof wickedness
Literalof-wickedness

Lexical Info

Lemmaκακία
Strong'sG2549

SIBI-P1 Translation G2549-03

of wickedness

Morphological NotesNoun, genitive, feminine, singular; an abstract noun formed with -ία indicating a quality or condition.
Rendering RationaleThe noun κακία denotes the abstract quality of moral badness or corrupt intent rooted in κακ- (bad, evil). The genitive feminine singular form is rendered "of wickedness," preserving both the abstract sense and the genitive case.

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