Kakopoios denotes a person identified as doing wrong, whether alleged by observers, punished by rulers, or named among offenses.

The attested uses identify persons as wrongdoers: they may be accused as such, be subject to rulers' vengeance, or be listed alongside murderers and thieves as conduct for which believers should not suffer.

1. Persons charged with or committing wrongdoing · dominant

   In 1 Peter 2:12, the genitive plural form occurs in the accusation that outsiders make while observing honorable conduct; the APB renders the clause "when they speak against you as evildoers." In 1 Peter 2:14, the same genitive plural form is set under rulers' vengeance, while 1 Peter 4:15 uses the nominative singular in a list with a murderer and a thief; the APB renders "wrongdoers" and "a wrongdoer."

   1 Peter 2:121 Peter 2:141 Peter 4:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the plural occurrences as "evildoers" and "wrongdoers," and the singular occurrence as "a wrongdoer." These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than establish separate senses.