Kalós — G2570

G2570 · Greek — καλός

Pronunciation: kal-os'

Definition

adjective

  1. beautiful to look at, shapely, magnificent
  2. good, excellent in its nature and characteristics, and therefore well adapted to its ends
  3. beautiful by reason of purity of heart and life, and hence praiseworthy
  4. honorable, conferring honor
  5. affecting the mind agreeably, comforting and confirming

Usually translated as

good, better, honest, goodly, meet, well, worthy, fair

Origin

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 G18, which is properly intrinsic)

Occurrences

Kalós occurs 101 times in 90 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (20), Mark (11), Luke (7), John (5), Romans (5), 1 Corinthians (5), 2 Corinthians (2), Galatians (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (15), 2 Timothy (3), Titus (4), Hebrews (5), James (3), 1 Peter (2)

Strong's Lexicon — K