κακοὶ
kakós
evil
Bad, of poor quality, morally wrong. The core meaning of κακός is 'bad' or 'of poor quality or condition.' In certain contexts, it carries an ethical sense of 'morally wrong' or 'evil.' It can also describe injury, harm, or what is objectionable or harmful to well-being. In physical contexts, it denotes what is useless, deficient, or inferior. In moral and personal applications, it may refer to base character, evil intention, or misfortune.
Mark 7:21 · Word #11
Lexicon G2556
| Lemma | κακός |
| Transliteration | kakós |
| Strong's | G2556 |
| Definition | Bad, of poor quality, morally wrong. The core meaning of κακός is 'bad' or 'of poor quality or condition.' In certain contexts, it carries an ethical sense of 'morally wrong' or 'evil.' It can also describe injury, harm, or what is objectionable or harmful to well-being. In physical contexts, it denotes what is useless, deficient, or inferior. In moral and personal applications, it may refer to base character, evil intention, or misfortune. |
Morphology ADJ.R NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.R — Restrictive Adjective — Limits or specifies the noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | evil |
| Literal | evil |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κακός |
| Strong's | G2556 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2556-05
bad ones
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine plural (Gr,AR,,,,NMP); functioning substantively to denote a group characterized by bad quality. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "bad ones" preserves the core sense of κακός as bad or of inferior/morally wrong quality while reflecting the nominative masculine plural form, functioning substantively to describe persons characterized by such quality. |
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