κᾰκία, ἡ,
(κακός) badness in quality, opposed to ἀρετή (excellence), [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 322, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 512 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 181e, “R.” 348c, etc.] Refs 6th c.BC+]; κακίᾳ ἡνιόχων by their incapacity, [[ [prev. author] “Phdr.” 248b: _plural_, κακίαι] Refs] defects, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Hist.Conscr.” 6. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 cowardice, faint-heartedness, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.87, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 556d; κ. καὶ ἀνανδρία [prev. author] “Cri.” 46a. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 moral badness, vice, μετ᾽ ἀρετῆς ἀλλ᾽ οὐ μετὰ κακίας [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.56 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἀρετή, ὡσαύτως δὲ.. καὶ ἡ κ. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 72a, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; personified in the Fable of Prodicus, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.26: _plural_, περὶ κακιῶν, title of treatise by Philodemus. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 Philos., [[ “Evil”, ὕλη κακίας αἰτία 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 1.8.14. ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II ill-repute, dishonour, κ. ἀντιλαβεῖν [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.58. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 hurt, damage done or suffered, [[ LXX.1Ki.6.9, LXX.1Mac.7.23, NT.Matt.6.34. ] LXX+NT]