κακόωkakóō
to injure; figuratively, to exasperate
Greek (New Testament) · G2559
Meanings
1. to ill-treat, afflict, distress: with accusative of person, Acts 7:6, Acts 7:19, Acts 12:1, Acts 18:10, 1 Peter 3:13.
2. (not in classical Greek), to embitter (Psalms 106:32): Acts 14:2.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:6 God also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign land, where they would be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.
- Acts 7:19 This king exploited our people and oppressed them, forcing parents to abandon their newborn babies so they would die.
- Acts 12:1 About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.
- Acts 14:2 Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas.
- Acts 18:10 For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.”
- 1 Peter 3:13 Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.