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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: κακόω

(Strong's #2559 — Verb — kakoo — kak-o'-o )

from kakos, "evil, to treat badly, to hurt," also means "to make evil affected, to embitter," Acts 14:2 . See EVIL , HARM , HURT.

Note: Zeloo, akin to zeo, "to boil" (Eng., "zeal"), means (a) "to be jealous," Acts 7:9; 17:5; "to envy," 1 Corinthians 13:4; "to covet," James 4:2; in a good sense ("jealous over"), in 2 Corinthians 11:2; (b) "to desire earnestly," 1 Corinthians 12:31; 14:1,39; "to take a warm interest in, to seek zealously," Galatians 4:17,18 , AV, "zealously affect," "to be zealously affected." The RV corrects this to "zealously seek," etc. See COVET , DESIRE , ENVY , JEALOUS , ZEALOUS.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Affect'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​a/affect.html. 1940.
 
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