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κακοποιέω

Strong’s: G2554

Associated OET lemmas: κακοποιέω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Constructions: κακοποιέω; κακόω; ποιέω

Sense 1: to do evil, to do wrong

Semantic entry: 88.112

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Bad, Evil, Harmful, Damaging

Definition: to do that which is evil or wrong

Notes: For another interpretation of κακοποιέω in RV MRK 3:4 · LV MRK 3:4 · Read together MRK 3:4, see 20.12: βλάπτω / 20.12: κακοποιέω / 20.12: κακόω / 20.12: κάκωσις.

MRK 3:4: RV MRK 3:4 · LV MRK 3:4 · Read together MRK 3:4

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OET-RV MRK 3:4

4 And he asked the leaders, “Is it allowable to do good on the rest day, or only to do evil? To save life, or to kill?” But they didn’t reply.

OET-LV MRK 3:4

4 And he _is _saying to _them:
Is _it _permitting on _the days _of _rest to _do _good or to _do _evil, to _save life or to _kill _off?
But they were _keeping _silent.

LUK 6:9: RV LUK 6:9 · LV LUK 6:9 · Read together LUK 6:9

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OET-RV LUK 6:9

9 “I want to ask all of you,” said Yeshua, “whether or not it’s allowable to do good on the Rest Day, or only evil—to save life or to destroy it?”

OET-LV LUK 6:9

9 And the Yaʸsous said, to them:
I _am _asking you _all, whether it _is _permitting on _the day _of _rest to _do _good or to _do _evil, to _save life or to _destroy?

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: RV MRK 3:4 · LV MRK 3:4 · Read together MRK 3:4

LUK: RV LUK 6:9 · LV LUK 6:9 · Read together LUK 6:9

PE1: RV PE1 3:17 · LV PE1 3:17 · Read together PE1 3:17

JN3: RV JN3 1:11 · LV JN3 1:11 · Read together JN3 1:11

Sense 2: to harm, to hurt, to injure

Semantic entry: 20.12

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Harm, Wound

Definition: to cause harm or injury to someone or something (a highly generic meaning involving a wide range of harm and injury)

Notes: In translating terms meaning ‘to harm’ or ‘to injure,’ it may be necessary to specify suffering, for example, ‘to cause people to suffer’ or ‘to cause people to have pain.’|For another interpretation of κακοποιέω in RV MRK 3:4 · LV MRK 3:4 · Read together MRK 3:4, see 88.112: κακοποιέω.

MRK 3:4: RV MRK 3:4 · LV MRK 3:4 · Read together MRK 3:4

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OET-RV MRK 3:4

4 And he asked the leaders, “Is it allowable to do good on the rest day, or only to do evil? To save life, or to kill?” But they didn’t reply.

OET-LV MRK 3:4

4 And he _is _saying to _them:
Is _it _permitting on _the days _of _rest to _do _good or to _do _evil, to _save life or to _kill _off?
But they were _keeping _silent.