καλός
Good · well (usually morally)
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καλός G2570 good
καλῶς G2573 well (usually morally)
What does καλός (kalós) mean in the Bible?
καλός · καλῶς is a Greek word meaning "properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from , which is properly intrinsic)". :--X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
Full entry for καλός (G2570, G2573) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Good emphasizing external beauty, fitness, or moral excellence visible in conduct or character
:--X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Biblical Occurrences
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Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
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