κακία
kakia
evil
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Greek word "καρκία" (kakia) appears 11 times in the Bible and translates to "evil" in its most basic sense. Its semantic domain, classified as Sin & Righteousness, gives insight into the concept's broader implications. At its core, kakia references the negative qualities often associated with sin. The occurrences of kakia in the Bible reveal a range of usage, from describing internal character flaws and attitudes to external actions and consequences. In this context, kakia often contrasts with virtuous qualities, highlighting the duality of human nature. This contrast underscores the importance of making choices between good and evil, demonstrating the word's significance in understanding human morality. Given its focus on evil and its relationship to sin and righteousness, kakia serves as a fundamental concept in biblical teachings on morality and values. Its 11 occurrences in the Bible demonstrate its importance in illustrating the consequences and implications of human choices.
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Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
Acts 8:22Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
Romans 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,
1 Corinthians 5:8Therefore let’s keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.
Colossians 3:8but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.
Titus 3:3For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
James 1:21Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
1 Peter 2:1Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
1 Peter 2:16as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.