Bible Encyclopedias
Malefactor
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
mal - ḗ - fak´tẽr ( κακοποιός , kakopoiós , "a bad doer," i.e. "evildoer," "criminal"; κακοῦργος , kakoúrgos , "a wrongdoer"): The former occurs in John 18:30 the King James Version, the latter, which is the stronger term, in Luke 23:32 , Luke 23:39 . The former describes the subject as doing or making evil, the latter as creating or originating the bad, and hence, designates the more energetic, aggressive, initiating type of criminality.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Malefactor'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/m/malefactor.html. 1915.