καλῶςkalōs

well (usually morally)

Greek (New Testament) · G2573

Meanings

finely, rightly, well: Luke 6:48, 1 Corinthians 14:17, Galatians 4:17, Galatians 5:7, James 2:3; λέγειν, λαλεῖν, etc., Matthew 15:7, Mark 7:6, Mark 12:28, Luke 6:26, Luke 20:39, John 4:17, John 8:48, John 13:13, John 18:23, Acts 28:25; as exclamation of approval, Mark 12:32, Romans 11:20; κ. ποιεῖν, Matthew 12:12, 1 Corinthians 7:37, 1 Corinthians 7:38, James 2:8, James 2:19; with dative of person (classical Greek accusative; WM, § 32, 1 β), Luke 6:27; with accusative of thing, Mark 7:37; with participle, Acts 10:33, Philippians 4:14, 2 Peter 1:19, 3 John 1:6; προϊστάναι (-ασθαι), 1 Timothy 3:4, 1 Timothy 3:12, 1 Timothy 5:17; διακονεῖν, 1 Timothy 3:13; ἀνατρέφεσθαι, Hebrews 13:18; ironically, Mark 7:9, 2 Corinthians 11:4; κ. ἔχειν, to be well: Mark 16:18. Compar., κάλλιον (for superlative, B1., § 44, 3), very well: Acts 25:10.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 35 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 12:12 And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.”
  • Matthew 15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,
  • Mark 7:6 Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
  • Mark 7:9 Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.
  • Mark 7:37 They were completely amazed and said again and again, “Everything he does is wonderful. He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who cannot speak.”
  • Mark 12:28 One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.