G2570 – kalos – καλός – to be beautiful, elegant; fig. to be honorable, noble

Strong’s ID:
G2570
Greek Word:
καλός
Transliteration:
kalos
Pronunciation:
kal-os’
Part of Speech:
adjective
Etymology:
of uncertain affinity
Usage Count:
101
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Find “kalos” in the Bible (New Testament)

Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

1) to be beautiful, elegant
2) figuratively: to be honorable, noble

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

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 , which is properly intrinsic):—X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable
1a) beautiful to look at, shapely, magnificent
1b) good, excellent in its nature and characteristics, and therefore well adapted to its ends
1b1) genuine, approved
1b2) precious
1b3) joined to names of men designated by their office, competent, able, such as one ought to be
1b4) praiseworthy, noble
1c) beautiful by reason of purity of heart and life, and hence praiseworthy
1c1) morally good, noble
1d) honourable, conferring honour
1e) affecting the mind agreeably, comforting and confirming

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.