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κακόω

kakoō

to harm

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Strong’s G2559Verb6 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

they will mistreat it1

he mistreated1

to mistreat1

they poisoned1

to harm1

will harm1

In the text

Acts 7:6κακώσουσιν
God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
1 Peter 3:13κακώσων
Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

Abbott-Smith

κακόω, -ῶ
(κακός), [in LXX chiefly for רָעַע hi., עָנָה pi. ;]

1. to ill-treat, afflict, distress: with accusative of person(s), Act.7:6, 19 12:1 18:10, 1Pe.3:13.

2. (not in cl.), to embitter (Psa.106:32): Act.14:2,†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.