κακοῦργος, κακουργον (contracted from κακοεργος, from κακόν and ἘΡΓΩ; cf. πανοῦργος, and on the accent of both see Göttling, Lehre v. Accent, p. 321; (Chandler § 445)), as a substantive, a malefactor: 2Ti_2:9; of a robber, Luk_23:32 f (cf. Winers Grammar, 530 (493); Buttmann, § 150, 3), 39. (Pro_21:15; in Greek writings from (Sophocles and) Herodotus down.)

κακοῦργος kakourgos 4x an evil-doer, malefactor, criminal, Luk_23:32-33 ; Luk_23:39 ; 2Ti_2:9

κακοῦργος , -ον ( contr . from epic κακόεργος ), [in LXX . Pro_21:15 ( H205 , H6466 ), Ezr_8:13 , Sir_11:33 ; Sir_33:26 ( Sir_33:26 ) * ;] a malefactor, criminal: Luk_23:32-33 ; Luk_23:39 , 2Ti_2:9 .†

κακοῦργος [page 317] P Lille I. 7 .20 (iii/B.C.) ἀνενήνοχέν με εἰς τὸ . . . δεσμωτήριον , φάσκων εἶναί με κακοῦργον , P Hib I. 62 .8 (B.C. 245) κακοῦργον τὸν τ [ὴν ] λείαν ποιήσαντα ἐπικαλεῖ Τνᾶς Ἁρνούφιος , P Fay 108 .11 ( c. A.D. 171) ἐπῆλθαν ἡμεῖν κακοῦργοί τινες , and P Amh II. 83 .4 (iii/iv A.D.) where in connexion with a census certain irregularities are alleged οὐχ ὑπὸ τοῦ κηνσίτορος ἀλλ᾽ ὑπό τινων κακούργων . This last document shows also the verb .10 κακουργῆσαι καὶ τολμῆσαι : cf. P Oxy XII. 1468 .4 ( c. A.D. 258) τοῖς κακουργεῖν προχείρως ἔχουσιν , those who are designing to commit crime, and .19 εὗρέν τι κακουργηθέν , she discovered that a crime had been committed. For the subst. see ib. 1469 .18 (A.D. 298) τῆς τοῦ βοηθοῦ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ κακουργίας καταφανοῦς οὔσης , the unfairness of the assistant of the strategus is evident (Edd.), P Oxy I. 71 i. 10 (A.D. 303) ἐπειράθη μέν τινα κακουργίαν ἐπὶ ἀποστερέσι τῇ ἡμετέρᾳ ποιήσασθαι διὰ τὸ ἀγράμματόν με εἶναι , he attempted, owing to my being illiterate, to commit a fraud to my detriment (Edd.). In P Gen I. 31 .17 (A.D. 145 6) the editor supplies κακούργημα ἐάν σοι δόξῃ . . . πέρας ἐπιθεῖναι τοῖς κ [ακουργήμασι , remarking that the word is strong, but that it is a step-mother who speaks! The adj. ἀκακούργητος is used with reference to the delivery of cargo safe and sound in P Lond 948 .8 (A.D. 236) (= III. 220) φορτία . . . σῶα καὶ ἀκακούργητα .

κακοῦργος [Etym: Ε῎ργω] "doing ill, mischievous, knavish, villanous", γαστὴρ κακοεργός "importunate", Od. ; κακοῦργοι κλῶπες Hdt. ; ἀνήρ Soph. ; κακουργότατος λόγος Dem. as Subst. "a malefactor, criminal", Thuc. , etc.: esp. "a thief, robber", Dem. "doing harm, hurtful", c. gen., κ. εἶναί τινος to hurt any one, Xen.

κακοῦργος, -ον (contr. from epic κακόεργος), [in LXX. Pro.21:15 (אָוֶן, פָּעַל), Est.8:13, Sir.11:33 33:26 (Sir.33:26)* ;] a malefactor, criminal: Luk.23:32-33, 39, 2Ti.2:9.† (AS)