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ΚΑΛΩΣ, καλως

KALŌS, kalōs

Sounds Like: KAL-ohs

Translations: well, rightly, properly, honorably, commendably

From the root: ΚΑΛΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adverb

Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'well' or 'rightly'. It describes an action performed in a good, proper, or honorable manner. It can indicate that something is done correctly, skillfully, or in a way that is morally upright.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G2573 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Aristeas
Barnabus
Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
Ignatius of Antioch
  • Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 9:1, 10:1
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Mathetes
  • Letter to Diognetus — 3:2
Pseudo Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s Second Letter — 7:1
Pseudo-Baruch
  • The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 11:7, 15:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
  • Mandate 3 — 1:4
  • Mandate 4 — 3:2
  • Mandate 7 — 1:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
  • Vision 2 — 4:2
  • Vision 4 — 2:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΛΟΣ.

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.

  • ΚἈΛΛΩΣ — well, beautifully, rightly, excellently, in a good way
  • ΚΑΛ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, right, a good, a beautiful, a noble, an excellent, a right
  • ΚΑΛʼΛΙΟΝΑ — better, more beautiful, more noble, more excellent
  • ΚΑΛΑ — good, well, beautiful, excellent, right, proper, good things
  • ΚΑΛΑΙ — good, beautiful, excellent, fine
  • ΚΑΛΑΣ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, fine, honorable, right
  • ΚΑΛΗ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, a good one, a beautiful one
  • ΚΑΛΗΝ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, a good, a beautiful, a noble, an excellent
  • ΚΑΛΗΣ — of good, of beautiful, of noble, of fine, of excellent, of right
  • ΚΑΛΛ — beautiful, good, noble, excellent, fair, handsome, lovely, virtuous, honorable, well, to make beautiful, to be beautiful
  • ΚΑΛΛΕΑ — beautiful, good, noble, excellent, fair, lovely, honorable, beautiful things, good things, noble things
  • ΚΑΛΛΙ — more beautiful, more excellent, better, more noble, fairer
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΟΝ — better, more beautiful, more excellent, more noble, more advantageous
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΟΝΑ — better, more beautiful, nobler, more excellent, better things, more beautiful things
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΑ — best, most beautifully, most excellently, finest, most noble, most good
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΑΙΣ — most beautiful, most excellent, most noble, most good, most fair
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΑΣ — most beautiful, most excellent, best, noblest, fairest
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗ — most beautiful, a most beautiful, fairest, a fairest, most excellent, a most excellent, best, a best
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΝ — most beautiful, a most beautiful, most excellent, a most excellent, most noble, a most noble, fairest, a fairest, best, a best
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΣ — of the most beautiful, of the fairest, of the best
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΟΙ — most beautiful, most excellent, most noble, best
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΟΙΣ — to the most beautiful, for the most beautiful, to the finest, for the finest, to the best, for the best
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΟΝ — most beautiful, finest, best, a most beautiful thing, the most beautiful thing
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΟΣ — most beautiful, finest, best, a most beautiful, a finest, a best
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΟΥ — of the most beautiful, of the finest, of the noblest, of the best
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΟΥΣ — most beautiful, best, finest, the most beautiful ones, the best ones
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΩ — most beautiful, fairest, best, most excellent, a most beautiful, the most beautiful
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΩΝ — of the most beautiful, of the best, of the noblest
  • ΚΑΛΛΙΩΝ — better, more beautiful, more excellent, a better, a more beautiful, a more excellent
  • ΚΑΛΛΩΣ — well, rightly, honorably, beautifully, properly, fittingly, commendably
  • ΚΑΛΟ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, a good thing
  • ΚΑΛΟΙ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, fair, right, virtuous
  • ΚΑΛΟΙΗ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, right, a good, a beautiful, a noble, an excellent, a right
  • ΚΑΛΟΙΣ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, fair, fine, a good, a beautiful, a noble, a fine
  • ΚΑΛΟΝ — good, beautiful, noble, right, fitting, a good thing, a beautiful thing
  • ΚΑΛΟΣ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, right, proper, a good, a beautiful, a noble, an excellent, a right, a proper
  • ΚΑΛΟΥΣ — good, beautiful, noble, fine, excellent, fair
  • ΚΑΛΟΥΤΟΣ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, a good one, a beautiful one
  • ΚΑΛΩΝ — good, beautiful, noble, excellent, right, of good, of beautiful, of noble, of excellent, a good thing, a beautiful thing, a noble thing, an excellent thing
  • ΚΑΛ‾Η‾ — good, a good, beautiful, a beautiful, noble, a noble, excellent, an excellent, fine, a fine, fair, a fair
  • ΚΑΛ‾Η‾ΘΑ — we are well, we are good, we are doing well
  • ΠΕΡΙΚΑΛΛΕΣ — very beautiful, exceedingly beautiful, most beautiful
  • ΠΕΡΙΚΑΛΛΕΣΤΑΤΟΝ — most beautiful, most excellent, most splendid, most glorious

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