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ἄκακος

MainId: 000170000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0172

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'There is a certain parallel to ἄκακος in the English expression not bad, which in many contexts indicates something which is positively good. In fact, with certain intonation the expression not bad may actually have a stronger positive designation than good.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000170001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: adjc.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἄκακος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ον

   Constructs: {'Lemma': 'ἄκακος', 'BaseFormIndex': 1, 'WordMeaningSets': [{'Word': 'ἀ-', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'κακόω', 'Meanings': []}]}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000170001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 88.2

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

      LEXSubDomains: Goodness

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-04-13 00:05:32

         DefinitionShort: pertaining to being without fault and hence guileless

         Glosses: ['without fault', 'guileless', 'innocent']

         Comments: In {S:05800702600016} ἄκακος has a far more positive meaning than merely not being bad. In other words, the negation of {L:κακός}[a] bad ({D:88.106}) does not produce a term which is merely morally neutral, but it designates something of a clearly positive character.{N:001}

      LEXReferences: HEB 7:26

   2. LEXID: 000170001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 31.34

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

      LEXSubDomains: Suppose, Think Possible

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-04-13 00:05:32

         DefinitionShort: pertaining to being unsuspecting or naive with regard to possible deception

         Glosses: ['unsuspecting', 'naive']

         Comments: It may be possible to spell out the implications of ἄκακος in {S:04501601800048} by translating ‘the minds of people who do not suspect lies.’

      LEXReferences: ROM 16:18