Gloss
good, right; beautiful, fine, excellent
Forms of the word
Dictionary
καλός, -ή, -όν
Greek transliteration
kalos
Simplified transliteration
kalos
Numbers
Strong's number
2566
GK Number
2819
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
101
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(2a)
Definition
pr. beautiful; good, of good quality or disposition; fertile, rich, Mt. 13:8, 23; useful, profitable, Lk. 14:34; καλόν ἐστι(ν), it is profitable, it is well, Mt. 18:8, 9; excellent, choice, select, goodly, Mt. 7:17, 19; καλόν ἐστι(ν), it is pleasant, delightful, Mt. 17:4; just, full measure, Lk. 6:38; honorable, distinguished, Jas. 2:7; good, possessing moral excellence, worthy, upright, virtuous, Jn. 10:11, 14; 1 Tim. 4:6; τὸ καλόν, and τὸ καλόν ἔργον, what is good and right, a good deed, rectitude, virtue, Mt. 5:16; Rom. 7:18, 21; right, duty, propriety, Mt. 15:26; benefit, favor, Jn. 10:32, 33
Greek-English Concordance for καλός
| 2 Timothy 4:7 | The good (kalon | καλόν | acc sg masc) fight I have fought, the race I have completed, the faith I have kept. |
| Titus 2:7 | in all things, showing yourself to be an example of good (kalōn | καλῶν | gen pl neut) works, pure and dignified in your teaching, |
| Titus 2:14 | who gave himself for us so that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and cleanse for himself a special people, a zealot for good (kalōn | καλῶν | gen pl neut) works. |
| Titus 3:8 | Trustworthy is the saying, and I want you to insist emphatically on these things so that those who have believed in God might be intent on devoting themselves to good (kalōn | καλῶν | gen pl neut) works. These are good (kala | καλά | nom pl neut) and profitable for people. |
| Titus 3:14 | And let our people learn to be devoted to good (kalōn | καλῶν | gen pl neut) deeds, specifically the urgent needs, lest they be fruitless. |
| Hebrews 5:14 | But solid food is for the mature, for those who by virtue of their maturity have senses that are trained to distinguish good (kalou | καλοῦ | gen sg neut) from evil. |
| Hebrews 6:5 | and have tasted the goodness (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) of God’s word and the powers of the coming age |
| Hebrews 10:24 | And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good (kalōn | καλῶν | gen pl neut) works, |
| Hebrews 13:9 | Do not be swept off your feet by all sorts of strange teachings, for it is good (kalon | καλόν | nom sg neut) for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, with which their adherents are not benefited. |
| Hebrews 13:18 | Continue to pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a clear (kalēn | καλήν | acc sg fem) conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in every way. |
| James 2:7 | Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the honorable (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) name by which you were called? |
| James 3:13 | Who is wise and understanding among you? By his exemplary (kalēs | καλῆς | gen sg fem) conduct let him show his works done in the gentleness born of wisdom. |
| James 4:17 | So the person who knows what is right (kalon | καλόν | acc sg neut) to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. |
| 1 Peter 2:12 | and maintain an honorable (kalēn | καλήν | acc sg fem) lifestyle among the Gentiles so that, with respect to the very things about which they slander you as evildoers, they may, by observing your good (kalōn | καλῶν | gen pl neut) works, glorify God on the day of visitation. |
| 1 Peter 4:10 | Each one should serve others in respect to the gift he has received, as a good (kaloi | καλοί | nom pl masc) steward of the grace of God in its various forms: |
