ΚΑΛΟΚΑΓΑΘΙΑ, καλοκαγαθια
KALOKAGATHIA, kalokagathia
Sounds Like: kah-loh-kah-gah-THEE-ah
Translations: moral excellence, goodness, nobility, a moral excellence, a goodness, a nobility
From the root: ΚΑΛΟΚΑΓΑΘΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'kalos' (beautiful, good) and 'agathos' (good, noble). It refers to the ideal of the 'beautiful and good' person, encompassing both physical attractiveness and moral excellence. It signifies a state of complete virtue, nobility, and integrity, often implying a harmonious balance of inner and outer qualities. It describes someone who is morally upright and honorable.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2567 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:3
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 11:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΛΟΚΑΓΑΘΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΛΟΚἈΓΑΘΙΑ — moral excellence, nobility, goodness, a moral excellence, a nobility, a goodness
- ΚΑΛΟΚἈΓΑΘΙΑΝ — goodness, nobility, moral excellence, integrity, a goodness, a nobility, a moral excellence, an integrity
- ΚΑΛΟΚἈΓΑΘΙΑΣ — (of) moral excellence, (of) nobility, (of) goodness, (of) virtue
- ΚΑΛΟΚΑΓΑΘΙΑΝ — goodness, virtue, nobility, moral excellence
- ΚΑΛΟΚΑΓΑΘΙΑΣ — (of) moral excellence, (of) nobility, (of) goodness, (of) integrity
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