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Strong's G2560 κακῶς (kakos)

Kakos means “amiss” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2560 — chamar (“daub”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2560
Language Greek
Linked Usages 30
Books 15

Strong's G2560 Quick Answer

Strong's G2560 κακῶς (kakos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kakos (kak-oce`) adv. 1. badly 2. (figuratively, physically) sickly It has 30 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include need and amiss. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kakos (kak-oce`) adv. 1. badly 2. (figuratively, physically) sickly
Usage
30 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
need and amiss

Meaning and Definition

kakos (kak-oce`) adv. 1. badly 2. (figuratively, physically) sickly 3. (figuratively, morally) wrongly 4. (by extension) greatly, i.e. greatly (badly) in need {physically or morally} [from G2556] KJV: amiss, diseased, evil, grievously, miserably, sick, sore Root(s): G2556

Original Word
κακῶς
Transliteration
kakos
Derivation
Root: κακός R1: 2556
Morphology
adverb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2560. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

badly

Usage: κακῶς (κακός), adv., [in LXX: Wis.18:19, 4Ma.6:17.al.; κ. εἰπεῖν, ἐρεῖν (אָרַר, קָלַל pi.), Exo.22:28 (27), Lev.19:14, Isa.8:21; κ. ἔχειν (חָלָה, Eze.34:4, al. ;] badly, ill; __(a) in physical sense: κ. ἔχειν, to be ill, Mat.4:24 8:16 9:12 14:35 17:15, Mrk.1:32, 34 2:17 6:55 5:31 7:2; πάσχειν, Mat.17:15 (WH, mg.); δαιμονίζεσθαι, Mat.15:22; κακοὺς κ. ἀπολέσει (as frequently in cl., see LS, see word; MM, Exp., xv), evil that they are, he will evilly, etc., Mat.21:41;

__(b) in moral sense, wrongly (1Ma.7:42, 4Mac, l.with, al.): κ. λαλεῖν, Jhn.18:23; είπεῖν, with accusative of person(s), Act.23:5; αἰτεῖσθαι, Jas.4:8,† (AS)

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How Strong's G2560 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kakos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

need Matthew 9:12 amiss James 4:3

How Strong's G2560 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2560 (κακῶς) appears 15 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2560 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2560 in the New Testament

16 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 4:24 KJV

And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Matthew 8:16 KJV

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

Matthew 9:12 KJV

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

Strong's G2560 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

6 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 22:27 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of thy people.

Leviticus 19:14 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt not revile the deaf, neither shalt thou put a stumbling block in the way of the blind; and thou shalt fear the Lord thy God: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:9 Septuagint / Brenton

Every man who shall speak evil of his father or of his mother, let him die the death; has he spoken evil of his father or his mother? he shall be guilty.

Strong's G2560 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 7:42 Septuagint / Brenton

Even so destroy thou this host before us this day, that the rest may know that he hath spoken blasphemously against thy sanctuary, and judge thou him according to his wickedness.

3 Maccabees 1:14 Septuagint / Brenton

He was thoughtlessly answered by someone, That he did wrong to boast of this.

3 Maccabees 1:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And when the priests fell down in their sacred vestments imploring the Greatest God to come and help in time of need, and to avert the violence of the fierce aggressor, and when they filled the temple with lamentations and tears,

Usage Excerpts

First 30 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2560.

Exodus 22:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of thy people.
Leviticus 19:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not revile the deaf, neither shalt thou put a stumbling block in the way of the blind; and thou shalt fear the Lord thy God: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 20:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every man who shall speak evil of his father or of his mother, let him die the death; has he spoken evil of his father or his mother? he shall be guilty.
Isaiah 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And famine shall come sorely upon you, and it shall come to pass, that when ye shall be hungry, ye shall be grieved, and ye shall speak ill of the prince and your fathers’ ordinances: and they shall look up to heaven above,
Jeremiah 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and ye murder, and commit adultery, and steal, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and are gone after strange gods whom ye know not,
Ezekiel 34:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The weak one ye have not strengthened, and the sick ye have not cherished, and the bruised ye have not bound up, and the stray one ye have not turned back, and the lost ye have not sought; and the strong ye have wearied with labor.
Matthew 4:24 New Testament, KJV
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Matthew 8:16 New Testament, KJV
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
Matthew 9:12 New Testament, KJV
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Matthew 14:35 New Testament, KJV
And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
Matthew 15:22 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Matthew 17:15 New Testament, KJV
Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
Matthew 21:41 New Testament, KJV
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Mark 1:32 New Testament, KJV
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
Mark 1:34 New Testament, KJV
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Mark 2:17 New Testament, KJV
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Mark 6:55 New Testament, KJV
And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
Luke 5:31 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
Luke 7:2 New Testament, KJV
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
John 18:23 New Testament, KJV
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
Acts 23:5 New Testament, KJV
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
James 4:3 New Testament, KJV
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
1 Maccabees 7:42 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Even so destroy thou this host before us this day, that the rest may know that he hath spoken blasphemously against thy sanctuary, and judge thou him according to his wickedness.
3 Maccabees 1:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He was thoughtlessly answered by someone, That he did wrong to boast of this.
3 Maccabees 1:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the priests fell down in their sacred vestments imploring the Greatest God to come and help in time of need, and to avert the violence of the fierce aggressor, and when they filled the temple with lamentations and tears,
4 Maccabees 6:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not us who are children of Abraham be so evil advised as by giving way to make use of an unbecoming pretense;
4 Maccabees 12:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But they, bravely dying, fulfilled their religion toward God.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For insomuch as their trust is in idols which have no life, Though they swear falsely, yet they look not to be hurt.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Howbeit for both causes shall they be justly punished: Both because they thought not well of God, giving heed unto idols, And also unjustly swore in deceit, despising holiness.
Wisdom of Solomon 18:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the dreams that troubled them did foreshow this, Lest they should perish, and not know why they were afflicted.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2560, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 7 usages, New Testament
Mark 4 usages, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2560 FAQ

What does kakos (κακῶς) mean?

Kakos (Strong's G2560) is a Greek word most simply glossed "amiss". kakos (kak-oce`) adv. 1. badly 2. (figuratively, physically) sickly

How many times is kakos (κακῶς) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 30 linked usages for Strong's G2560 across 15 books.

Where can I study kakos (κακῶς) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2560 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kakos (κακῶς)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as need and amiss. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2560 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 6 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2560, with linked reader references where each row is available.