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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2557. κακοῦργος (kakourgos) -- Criminal, evildoer, malefactor</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2557.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/5-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2557.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2557</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2556.htm" title="2556">◄</a> 2557. kakourgos <a href="../greek/2558.htm" title="2558">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kakourgos: Criminal, evildoer, malefactor</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κακοῦργος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kakourgos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kä-kü'-rgos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kak-oor'-gos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Criminal, evildoer, malefactor<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(lit: an evil-worker), a criminal.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From κακός (kakos, meaning "bad" or "evil") and ἔργον (ergon, meaning "work" or "deed")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kakourgos," similar concepts can be found in words like רָשָׁע (rasha, Strong's H7563), meaning "wicked" or "criminal."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kakourgos" is used in the New Testament to describe individuals who engage in evil deeds or criminal activities. It conveys the idea of someone who is actively involved in wrongdoing, often in a legal or moral sense. The word is typically used to denote those who are guilty of serious offenses, deserving of punishment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of justice and law was well-established, and those who violated societal norms or laws were often labeled as "kakourgos." Such individuals were subject to legal penalties, which could include imprisonment, fines, or even execution. The term reflects the societal disdain for those who disrupt the social order through their actions.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2557</b> <i>kakoúrgos</i> (from <a href="/greek/2556.htm">2556</a> <i>/kakós</i>, "a malignant disposition") – "a malefactor; a technical word implying <i>criminality</i>. William Ramsay noted this term "marks exactly the tone of the Neronian period, and . . . refers expressly to the <i>flagitia</i>, for which the Christians were condemned under Nero, and for which they were no longer condemned in <smallcaps>ad</smallcaps> 112" (<i>WS</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> and the same as <a href="/greek/2041.htm">ergon</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a criminal<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>criminal (1), criminals (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2557: κακοῦργος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κακοῦργος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κακουργον</span> (contracted from <span class="greek2">κακοεργος</span>, from <span class="greek2">κακόν</span> and <span class="greek2">ἘΡΓΩ</span>; cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πανοῦργος</span></span>, and on the accent of both see <span class="abbreviation">Göttling</span>, Lehre v. Accent, p. 321; (<span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> § 445)), as a substantive, <span class="accented">a malefactor</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-9.htm">2 Timothy 2:9</a>; of a robber, <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-32.htm">Luke 23:32</a>f (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 530 (493); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 150, 3), 39. (<a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21-15.htm">Proverbs 21:15</a>; in Greek writings from (<span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> and) <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a criminal<p>From <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> and the base of <a href="/greek/2041.htm">ergon</a>; a wrong-doer, i.e. Criminal -- evil-doer, malefactor. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2041.htm">ergon</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κακουργοι κακούργοι κακοῦργοι κακούργοις κακουργος κακούργος κακοῦργος κακουργους κακούργους κακουργων κακούργων kakourgoi kakoûrgoi kakourgon kakourgōn kakoúrgon kakoúrgōn kakourgos kakoûrgos kakourgous kakoúrgous<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/23-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 23:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἕτεροι <b>κακοῦργοι</b> δύο σὺν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> also, <span class="itali">who were criminals,</span> were being led away<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> two other, <span class="itali">malefactors,</span> led with<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> also other <span class="itali">criminals</span> two with<p><b><a href="/text/luke/23-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 23:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τοὺς <b>κακούργους</b> ὃν μὲν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they crucified <span class="itali">Him and the criminals,</span> one<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, and <span class="itali">the malefactors,</span> one on<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">criminals</span> one indeed<p><b><a href="/text/luke/23-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 23:39</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῶν κρεμασθέντων <b>κακούργων</b> ἐβλασφήμει αὐτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> One <span class="itali">of the criminals</span> who were hanged<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> one <span class="itali">of the malefactors</span> which were hanged<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the having been hanged <span class="itali">criminals</span> railed at him<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δεσμῶν ὡς <b>κακοῦργος</b> ἀλλὰ ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to imprisonment <span class="itali">as a criminal;</span> but the word<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">an evil doer,</span> [even] unto<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> chains as <span class="itali">an evildoer</span> but the<p><b><a href="/greek/2557.htm">Strong's Greek 2557</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2557.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kakourgo_n_2557.htm">κακούργων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kakourgoi_2557.htm">κακοῦργοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kakourgos_2557.htm">κακοῦργος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kakourgous_2557.htm">κακούργους — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2556.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2556"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2556" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2558.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2558"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2558" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>