καλός kalos · G2570G
good
καλός, -ή, -όν, ; [in LXX chiefly for טוֹבָה ,טוֹב, also for יָפֶה, etc. ; ] ; 1. primarily, of outward form ("related to . . . ἀγαθός as the appearance to the essence," Cremer, 339), fair, beautiful: λίθοι (BV, goodly), Luk.21:5. ; 2. In reference to use, of that which is well adapted to its ends, good, excellent: of fish, τ. καλά (opposite to σαπρά), Mat.13:48; σπέρμα, Mat.13:24, 27, 37, 38; καρπός, Mat.3:10 7:17-19 12:33, Luk.3:9 [WH] 6:43; δένδρον (opposite to σαρπόν), Mat.12:33, Luk.6:43; γῆ, Mat.13:8, 23 Mrk.4:8, 20 Luk.8:15; τ. ἅλας, Mrk.9:50, Luk.14:34; ὁ νόμος, Rom.7:16, 1Ti.1:8; διδασκαλία, 1Ti.4:6; καρδία κ. καὶ ἀγαθή, Luk.8:15; παραθήκη, 2Ti.1:14; μέτρον, Luk.6:38; βαθμός, …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
καλός, ή, όν, ; Aeolic dialect κάλος (see. below), α, ον, Boeotian dialect καλϝός []:—; A beautiful, of outward form, frequently of persons, κάλλιστος ἀνὴρ ὑπὸ Ἴλιον ἦλθεν [] usually in the phrase κ. τε μέγας τε []; μέγας καὶ κ. []; καλὸς δέμας beautiful of form,[]; Χορῷ καλή beauteous in the dance, []: with infinitive, καλλίονες καὶ μείζονες εἰσοράασθαι []; ἐσορᾶν κ. []: frequently of parts of the body, fair, shapely, κ. πρόσωπα, ὅμματα, παρήϊα, σφυρά, []; of clothes, εἵματα, φάρεα, Χιτών, …
Where it's used 101 times
Matthew 3:10 · Matthew 5:16 · Matthew 7:17 · Matthew 7:18 · Matthew 7:19 · Matthew 12:33 · Matthew 13:8 · Matthew 13:23 · Matthew 13:24 · Matthew 13:27 · Matthew 13:37 · Matthew 13:38 · Matthew 13:45 · Matthew 13:48 · Matthew 15:26 · Matthew 17:4 · Matthew 18:8 · Matthew 18:9 · Matthew 26:10 · Matthew 26:24 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 · Mark 7:27 · Mark 9:5 · Mark 9:42 · Mark 9:43 · Mark 9:45 · Mark 9:47 · Mark 9:50 · Mark 14:6 · Mark 14:21 · Luke 3:9 · Luke 6:38 · Luke 6:43 · Luke 8:15 · Luke 9:33 · Luke 14:34 · Luke 21:5 · John 2:10 · John 10:11 · John 10:14 · John 10:32 · John 10:33 · Romans 7:16 · Romans 7:18 · Romans 7:21 · Romans 12:17 · Romans 14:21 · 1 Corinthians 5:6 · 1 Corinthians 7:1 · 1 Corinthians 7:8 · 1 Corinthians 7:26 · 1 Corinthians 9:15 · 2 Corinthians 8:21 · 2 Corinthians 13:7 · Galatians 4:18 · Galatians 6:9 · 1 Thessalonians 5:21 · 1 Timothy 1:8 · 1 Timothy 1:18 … and 41 more
Source: TBESG G2570G; TFLSJ G2570G
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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