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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: 2555. κακοποιός (kakopoios) -- Evildoer, criminal, wrongdoer</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2555.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/john/20-27.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/2555.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> > 2555</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/2554.htm" title="2554">◄</a> 2555. kakopoios <a href="../greek/2556.htm" title="2556">►</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">kakopoios: Evildoer, criminal, wrongdoer</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κακοποιός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kakopoios<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kä-ko-poi-ós<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kak-op-oy-os')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Evildoer, criminal, wrongdoer<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>doing evil; subst: an evil-doer.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from two Greek words: κακός (kakos), meaning "bad" or "evil," and ποιέω (poieo), meaning "to do" or "to make."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kakopoios," similar concepts can be found in words like רָשָׁע (rasha, Strong's H7563), meaning "wicked" or "evil person."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kakopoios" is used in the New Testament to describe someone who engages in evil actions or criminal behavior. It conveys the idea of a person who habitually does wrong or acts in a morally corrupt manner. The word is often used in contrast to those who do good and live righteously.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, societal norms and laws were established to maintain order and justice. Those who violated these norms were often labeled as "kakopoios," marking them as individuals who disrupted the peace and moral fabric of society. In the early Christian context, believers were sometimes unjustly accused of being "kakopoios" due to their counter-cultural beliefs and practices, which were misunderstood by the surrounding pagan society.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2555</b> <i>kakopoiós</i> (from <a href="/greek/2556.htm">2556</a> <i>/kakós</i>, "of a malicious disposition" and <a href="/greek/4160.htm">4160</a> <i>/poiéō</i>, "make") – properly, an evil-doer, someone who makes trouble (inflicts harm), i.e. <i>seeking an opportunity</i> to injure (damage). </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/2554.htm">kakopoieó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an evildoer<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>evildoer (1), evildoers (2).<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 2555: κακοποιός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κακοποιός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κακοποιον</span> (<span class="greek2">κακόν</span> and <span class="greek2">ποιέω</span>), <span class="accented">doing evil</span>; a substantive, <span class="accented">an evil-doer, malefactor</span>: <a href="/interlinear/john/18-30.htm">John 18:30</a> (but <span class="manuref">L</span> marginal reading <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">κακόν</span> <span class="greek2">ποιῶν</span>); <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-12.htm">1 Peter 2:12, 14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3-16.htm">1 Peter 3:16</a> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading <span class="manuref">WH</span> omit the clause); <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:1 Peter 4:15>. (<a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-4.htm">Proverbs 12:4</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>.)<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>evildoer, malefactor. <p>From <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> and <a href="/greek/4160.htm">poieo</a>; a bad-doer; (specially), a criminal -- evil-doer, malefactor. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4160.htm">poieo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κακοποιοίς κακοποιος κακοποιός κακοποιὸς κακοποιων κακοποιών κακοποιῶν kakopoion kakopoiôn kakopoiōn kakopoiō̂n kakopoios kakopoiòs<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/1_peter/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῶν ὡς <b>κακοποιῶν</b> ἐκ τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they slander <span class="itali">you as evildoers,</span> they may because<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> you as <span class="itali">evildoers,</span> they may by<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you as <span class="itali">evildoers</span> through the<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς ἐκδίκησιν <b>κακοποιῶν</b> ἔπαινον δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by him for the punishment <span class="itali">of evildoers</span> and the praise<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the punishment <span class="itali">of evildoers,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for vengenace [on] <span class="itali">evildoers</span> praise moreover<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 4:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κλέπτης ἢ <b>κακοποιὸς</b> ἢ ὡς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or <span class="itali">evildoer,</span> or<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or <span class="itali">[as] an evildoer,</span> or<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> thief or <span class="itali">evildoer</span> or as<p><b><a href="/greek/2555.htm">Strong's Greek 2555</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2555.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kakopoio_n_2555.htm">κακοποιῶν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kakopoios_2555.htm">κακοποιὸς — 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'; 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