Acts 28:5:12Acts.28.5.W12TAB
κακόν
kakon
“harm”
- Transliteration
- ka-KON
- Extended
- kah-KOHN
- IPA
- /kaˈkon/
Meaning by language
- English
- harm
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-KON
- sentence
ho men oun a-po-ti-NA-ksas to thê-REE-on eis to pyr E-pa-then ou-DEN ka-KON
Exegesis
The main clause centers on epathen {ἔπαθεν | épathen}, a summary verb of experiencing or suffering, followed by the object phrase ouden kakon {οὐδὲν κακόν | ouden kakón}. Here ouden is a negated pronoun intensified by the adjective kakon, emphasizing the complete absence of any harmful effect. English prose prefers to convert the aorist participle plus aorist indicative construction into a temporal clause or sequential main clause; both formal and dynamic renderings preserve the order of actions (shake off, then suffer nothing) while making the implicit temporal relation explicit for modern readers.
Root and etymology
kakoskappa–alpha–kappa–omicron–sigma
“bad, evil, harmful”
In context — Acts 28:5
So then, after he shook the creature into the fire, he suffered no harm .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 28:5, so the Greek word κακόν (kakon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.28.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.5.W12.S1) and character.