κακῶςkakōs
badly, ill
Greek (New Testament) · G2560
Meanings
(a) in physical sense: κ. ἔχειν, to be ill, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 8:16, Matthew 9:12, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 17:15, Mark 1:32, Mark 1:34, Mark 2:17, Mark 6:55, Luke 5:31, Luke 7:2; πάσχειν, Matthew 17:15; δαιμονίζεσθαι, Matthew 15:22; κακοὺς κ. ἀπολέσει, evil that they are, he will evilly, etc., Matthew 21:41
(b) in moral sense, wrongly (1 Maccabees 7:42, 4 Maccabees 6:17, and elsewhere): κ. λαλεῖν, John 18:23; εἰπεῖν, with accusative of person, Acts 23:5; αἰτεῖσθαι, James 4:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:24 News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all.
- Matthew 8:16 That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick.
- Matthew 9:12 When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”
- Matthew 14:35 When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed.
- Matthew 15:22 A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”
- Matthew 17:15 “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.