Kalos

kal-os'
Parts of Speech Adjective

Kalos Definition

  1. beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable
    1. beautiful to look at, shapely, magnificent
    2. good, excellent in its nature and characteristics, and therefore well adapted to its ends
      1. genuine, approved
      2. precious
      3. joined to names of men designated by their office, competent, able, such as one ought to be
      4. praiseworthy, noble
    3. beautiful by reason of purity of heart and life, and hence praiseworthy
      1. morally good, noble
    4. honourable, conferring honour
    5. affecting the mind agreeably, comforting and confirming
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
kalovß
Origin
of uncertain affinity
Strong's Number
2570
TDNT Entry
3:536,402

KJV Word Usage

good
83
better
7
honest
5
meet
2
goodly
2
miscellaneous
3
Total
102

KJV Verse Count

20
11
7
5
1
5
5
2
2
1
15
3
4
5
3
2
Total
91
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Kalos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .