Harm

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

'''A — 1: κακός (Strong'S #2556 — Adjective — kakos — kak-os' )

"evil," is rendered "harm" in  Acts 16:28;  28:5 . See Evil.

'''A — 2: πονηρός (Strong'S #4190 — Adjective — poneros — pon-ay-ros' )

"evil," generally of a more malignant sort than No. 1, is translated "harm" in  Acts 28:21 . See Evil.

'''A — 3: ἄτοπος (Strong'S #824 — Adjective — atopos — at'-op-os )

see Amiss.

'''A — 4: ὕβρις (Strong'S #5196 — Noun Feminine — hubris — hoo'-bris )

primarily denotes "wantonness, insolence;" then, "an act of wanton violence, an outrage, injury,"  2 Corinthians 12:10 , Rv, "injuries," Av, "reproaches" (more than reproach is conveyed by the term); metaphorically of a loss by sea,  Acts 27:10 , Rv, "injury," Av, "hurt," and  Acts 27:21 , Rv, "injury," Av, "harm." See Hurt , Injury , Reproach.

'''B — 1: κακόω (Strong'S #2559 — Verb — kakoo — kak-o'-o )

"to do evil to a person" (akin to A, No. 1), is rendered "harm" in  1 Peter 3:13 , and in the Rv of  Acts 18:10 (Av, "hurt"). See Affect , Evil.

'''B — 2: κακοποιέω (Strong'S #2554 — Verb — kakopoieo — kak-op-oy-eh'-o )

"to do harm" (A, No. 1, and poieo, "to do"), is so rendered in the Rv of  Mark 3:4;  Luke 6:9 (Av, "to do evil"), with reference to the moral character of what is done; in   1 Peter 3:17 , "evil doing;"  3 John 1:11 , "doeth evil."

King James Dictionary

H`Arm, n.

1. Injury hurt damage detriment.

Do thyself no harm.  Acts 16

He shall make amends for the harm he hath done in the holy thing.  Leviticus 5

2. Moral wrong evil mischief wickedness a popular sense of the word.

H`Arm, To hurt to injure to damage to impair soundness of body, either animal or vegetable.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( n.) That which causes injury, damage, or loss.

(2): ( n.) To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong.

(3): ( n.) Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.