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κακῶς
kakōs · Greek · Strong's G2560 · 16 occurrences
The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sore”
What it means
badly (physically or morally)
from G2556 (κακός);
How the KJV renders it
amiss, diseased, evil, grievously, miserably, sick, sore
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“sore”
“evil”
“sick”
“grievously”
also renders deinōs (G1171), maʻal (H4604)
“amiss”
also renders átopos (G824)
Answers that weigh this word
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Where it appears
16 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 23:5 · ADV
Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
James 4:3 · ADV
You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
John 18:23 · ADV
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?”
Luke 5:31 · ADV
Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
Luke 7:2 · ADV
A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death.
Matthew 4:24 · ADV
The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
Matthew 8:16 ADVMatthew 9:12 ADVMatthew 14:35 ADVMatthew 15:22 ADVMatthew 17:15 ADVMatthew 21:41 ADVMark 1:32 ADVMark 1:34 ADVMark 2:17 ADVMark 6:55 ADV
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