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Consider the Greek words translated "evil" (or similar words or phrases, such as wicked), in the King James New Testament. I have ranked them by the number of times they are used in the text. Please take a moment and look at them and ask yourself which ones you believe are used of the adversary (the "devil"), which of men, and which of both. Mark your answers in the columns next to the definition.
Word |
Adversary |
Men |
Both |
| # 4190 poneros {pon-ay-ros'} from a derivative of 4192; TDNT - 6:546,912; adj AV - evil 51, wicked 10, wicked one 6, evil things 2, misc 7; 76 1) full of labours, annoyances, hardships
2) bad, of a bad nature or condition
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| # 2556 kakos {kak-os'} apparently a primary word; TDNT - 3:469,391; adj AV - evil 40, evil things 3, harm 2, that which is evil + 3458 2, wicked 1, ill 1, bad 1, noisome 1; 51 1) of a bad nature
2) of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting
3) troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful |
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| # 2560 kakos {kak-oce'} from 2556; TDNT - 4:1091,*; adv AV - be sick + 2192 7, be diseased + 2192 2, evil 2, grievously 1, sore 1, miserable 1, amiss 1, sick people + 2192 1; 16 1) miserable, to be ill 2) improperly, wrongly 3) to speak ill of, revile, one |
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| # 2549 kakia {kak-ee'-ah} from 2556; TDNT - 3:482,391; n f AV - malice 6, maliciousness 2, evil 1, wickedness 1, naughtiness 1; 11 1) malignity, malice, ill-will, desire to injure 2) wickedness, depravity
3) evil, trouble |
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| # 2555 kakopoios {kak-op-oy-os'} from 2556 and 4160; TDNT - 3:485,391; adj AV - evildoer 4, malefactor 1; 5 1) an evil doer, malefactor |
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| # 2554 kakopoieo {kak-op-oy-eh'-o} from 2555; TDNT - 3:485,391; v AV - do evil 3, evil doing 1; 4 1) to do harm 2) to do evil, do wrong |
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| # 2557 kakourgos {kak-oor'-gos} from 2556 and the base of 2041; TDNT - 3:484,391; adj AV - malefactor 3, evil doer 1; 4 1) a malefactor |
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| # 5337 phaulos {fow'-los} apparently a primary word;; adj AV - evil 4; 4 1) easy, slight, ordinary, mean, worthless, of no account 2) ethically, bad, base, wicked |
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June 24, 1999