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GreekG2570Adjective

καλός

kalos

91Occurrences
G2570Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from G18 (ἀγαθός), which is properly intrinsic)

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.primarily, of outward form ("related to . . *ἀγαθός *as the appearance to the essence," Cremer, 339), fair, beautiful
2.In reference to use, of that which is well adapted to its ends, good, excellent
3.Ethically, good, in the sense of right, fair, noble, honourable
Synonyms
see: ἀγαθός.
LXX: chiefly for טוֹבָה,טוֹב, also for יָפֶה, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

καλός appears 91 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
20
1 Timothy
15
Mark
11
Luke
7
1 Corinthians
5
Hebrews
5
John
5
Romans
5

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 5:6BSB

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?

1 Timothy 5:25BSB

In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.

James 2:7BSB

Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?

Matthew 13:24BSB

Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Mark 14:21BSB

The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.