Word study · Greek
kakía
malice, badness
Say it: kak-EE-ah (approximate)
κακία
What it means
Evil of heart, wickedness, ill will. In 4:31, "with all malice" is the last of the things to be put away. In 1 Corinthians 5:8 it is paired with yeast.
Range of meaning
- MaliceDesire to harm.
- WickednessMoral badness.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 4
"With all malice" (4:31).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2549 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources