# G2550 κακοήθεια

κακοήθεια (kakoḗtheia), Strong’s G2550: bad character, i.e. (specially) mischievousness KJV: malignity. Occurs 7 times.

Source: https://besorah.bible/word/G2550 — Besorah, the whole Bible in Hebrew, Greek and English. Texts and licences: https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html

*kakoḗtheia* — bad character, i.e. (specially) mischievousness

KJV: malignity

Built from [κακός kakós](https://besorah.bible/word/G2556) (worthless) + [ἦθος ēthos](https://besorah.bible/word/G2239) (usage)

Occurs 7 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Romans 1:29](https://besorah.bible/besorah/romans/1?v=29) — being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder…
- [3 Maccabees 3:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/3-maccabees/3?v=22) — All this, however, they have taken in a very different spirit. With their innate malignity, they have spurned the fair…
- [3 Maccabees 7:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/3-maccabees/7?v=3) — Certain of our friends out of malice vehemently urged us to punish the Jews of our realm in a body, with the infliction…
- [4 Maccabees 1:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/4-maccabees/1?v=4) — it surely also and manifestly rules over the affections which are contrary to justice, such as malice, and of those…
- [4 Maccabees 3:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/4-maccabees/3?v=4) — Any one of you may not be able to eradicate malice, but reasoning has force to work with you to prevent you yielding to…