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κακόω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κακόω
Greek transliteration: 
kakoō
Simplified transliteration: 
kakoo
Principal Parts: 
κακώσω, ἐκάκωσα, -, κεκακῶμαι, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2559
GK Number: 
2808
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
6
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(3)
Gloss: 
to harm, mistreat, oppress, persecute; poison, embitter
Definition: 
to harm, mistreat, cause evil to, oppress, Acts 7:6, 19; 12:1; 18:10; 1 Pet. 3:13; in NT to make angry, embitter, Acts 14:2*

Greek-English Concordance for κακόω

Acts 7:6 And God spoke thus, that Abraham’s descendants would be sojourners in a foreign land, and that the people would enslave and mistreat (kakōsousin | κακώσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) them four hundred years.
Acts 7:19 He took advantage of our nation and mistreated (ekakōsen | ἐκάκωσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) our fathers, making them expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive.
Acts 12:1 About that time Herod the king set his hand to mistreat (kakōsai | κακῶσαι | aor act inf ) some belonging to the church.
Acts 14:2 But the Jews who did not believe stirred up and embittered (ekakōsan | ἐκάκωσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) the minds of the Gentiles against their brothers.
Acts 18:10 because I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you to do you harm (kakōsai | κακῶσαι | aor act inf ), for I have many people in this city.”
1 Peter 3:13 And who is the one who will harm (kakōsōn | κακώσων | fut act ptcp nom sg masc) you if you become zealots for what is good?