κακός — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

κακόςήdial.ᾱ́όνadjcompar.ep.also ep.superl.see also of personslacking excellencein respect of physical characteristicspoor, unimpressivew.acc.in appearance or statureHom.lacking excellencein respect of ancestrylow-born, of humble birth, ignobleIl.lacking couragecowardly, cravenHom. lacking strengthpowerless, feebleOd. lacking excellence among one's kindof a charioteer, archer, doctor, or sim.bad, poor, ineffective, unskilledHom.gener.poor, badw.acc.dat.in reasoningS.w.inf.at learningS.of thingsof inferior qualitypoor, bad, worthlessOd. w. moral connot., of personswicked, evilHom.of a person's mindOd.of actions, schemes, or sim.Hom.entailing evil, harm or misfortuneof things, circumstances, emotionsevil, harmful, cruelHom.of a daimonunkind, hostileOd.of luckbadHdt.of speechfoul, insulting, abusiveHom. κακόνοῦnevilthat is sufferedharm, trouble, misery, misfortune, disasterHom.evilthat is done to othersevil, harm, troubleHom. pl.evil words, reproaches, abuseHdt. Trag.ref. to an action or circumstancebad thingHom.οὐ ... τι κακὸν βασιλευέμενit is no bad thing to be a kingOd.pest, nuisanceref. to a personHom.nasty swarmw.gen.of birdsAr. κακῶςadvcompar.superl. in a manner that entails sufferingmiserably, unhappily, painfullyHom.in a manner that is morally evil, harmful or offensivewickedly, harmfully, offensively, abusivelyHom.in an imperfect, unsuccessful or mistaken mannerbadly, poorly, wronglySemon. Hdt. Trag.ignoblyref. to being bornHdt. w. intensifying forceseverely, badlyref. to being hungry, going madHdt.w.vbs. connoting death or destructionwretchedly, horriblyA. Hdt. E.coupled w.adj. κακός, esp. in imprecationsS.κακὸς κακῶς ἄθαπτος ἐκπέσοι χθονόςmay the wretch be cast wretchedly unburied out of the landS.κακὸς κακῶς ἀπώλετοthe miserable man died a miserable deathD.

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