Strong's #2570: kalos (pronounced kal-os')
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 18, which is properly intrinsic):--X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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kalos
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
Part of Speech: adjective
Relation: of uncertain affinity
Citing in TDNT: 3:536, 402
Usage:
This word is used 101 times:
Romans 7:21: "that, when I would do good, evil is present with me."
Romans 12:17: "for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men."
Romans 14:21: " It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor"
1 Corinthians 5:6: "Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little"
1 Corinthians 7:1: "the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman."
1 Corinthians 7:8: "and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I."
1 Corinthians 7:26: "therefore that this is good for the present distress,"
1 Corinthians 7:26: "present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be."
1 Corinthians 9:15: "done unto me: for it were better for me to die,"
2 Corinthians 8:21: "Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also"
2 Corinthians 13:7: "but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be"
Galatians 4:18: "But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not"
Galatians 4:18: "to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I"
Galatians 6:9: "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season"
1 Thessalonians 5:21: "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
1 Timothy 1:8: "that the law is good, if a man use it"
1 Timothy 1:18: "thou by them mightest war a good warfare;"
1 Timothy 2:3: "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our"
1 Timothy 3:1: "desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
1 Timothy 3:7: "he must have a good report of them which are without;"
1 Timothy 3:13: "well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness"
1 Timothy 4:4: "every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received"
1 Timothy 4:6: "If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus"
1 Timothy 4:6: "nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto"
1 Timothy 5:4: "their parents: for that is good and acceptable before"
1 Timothy 5:10: "Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers,"
1 Timothy 5:25: "Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and"
1 Timothy 6:12: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,"
1 Timothy 6:12: "thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many"
1 Timothy 6:13: "who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;"
1 Timothy 6:18: "That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;"
1 Timothy 6:19: "Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that"
2 Timothy 1:14: " That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in"
2 Timothy 2:3: "therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."
2 Timothy 4:7: "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"
Titus 2:7: "showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing uncorruptness,"
Titus 2:14: "a peculiar people, zealous of good works."
Titus 3:8: "in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good"
Titus 3:8: "works. These things are good and profitable unto men."
Titus 3:14: "also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses,"
Hebrews 5:14: "exercised to discern both good and evil."
Hebrews 6:5: "And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world"
Hebrews 10:24: "to provoke unto love and to good works:"
Hebrews 13:9: "strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace;"
Hebrews 13:18: "we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing"
James 2:7: "Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye"
James 3:13: "you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with"
James 4:17: "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him"
1 Peter 2:12: "Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that,"
1 Peter 2:12: "you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify"
